follow-up
noun
fol·low-up
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Definition of follow-up
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: the act or an instance of following up
b
: something that follows up
2
: maintenance of contact with or reexamination of a person (such as a patient) especially following treatment
The surgeon scheduled a follow-up with his patient a week after the surgery.
3
: a news story presenting new information on a story published earlier
A few days after the story broke, the newspaper printed a follow-up.
follow-up
adjectiveDefinition of follow-up (Entry 2 of 3)
1
: of, relating to, or being something that follows up
follow-up action by the police— Frank Faulkner had a few follow-up questions after the interview
2
: done, conducted, or administered in the course of following up persons
follow-up care for discharged hospital patients
follow up
verb
followed up;
following up;
follows up
Definition of follow up (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: to follow with something similar, related, or supplementary
following up his convictions with action— G. P. Merrill She followed up her first novel with a second one.
2
: to maintain contact with (a person) so as to monitor the effects of earlier activities or treatments
All patients were followed up clinically for four months.
3
: to pursue in an effort to take further action
the police are following up leads
: to take appropriate action
follow up on complaints
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Examples of follow-up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
His third time up, Anderson went 0-2 early with a first-pitch fastball followed up with a slider. — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, "Athletics can’t complete four-game sweep, fall to Astros in finale," 18 Aug. 2019 Deputies following up on an 8:59 p.m. burglar alarm found a window to a back bedroom had been broken and bedrooms ransacked. — La Cañada Valley Sun, "Crime Report: 3 La Cañada homes burglarized while owners out of town," 31 July 2019 Beyond belief David Cage continued his slow and steady invasion of the PC this week, following up last month’s Heavy Rain PC debut with 2013’s Beyond: Two Souls. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Origin makes a PC with every modern console inside, Netflix's Witcher trailer," 26 July 2019 Then Ray sent the message following up on the phone call. — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, "As Baltimore struggled to recover from ransomware attack, Google saw an opportunity, documents reveals," 23 July 2019 Steve Pemberton, 52, will formally announce his bid for the Senate on Tuesday in a web video followed up by kickoff events in New Bedford, Boston, and Worcester. — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, "A second Democrat will challenge Markey for US Senate seat," 23 July 2019 Herman nearly matched Kraft’s third round with a 62, following up consecutive rounds of 65 to open the event. — Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, "Golfers aim for records at PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship near Lexington," 20 July 2019 Outlook: Cincinnati followed up a four-win season by winning 11 games for the first time since 2012, a feat that earned Fickell AAC Coach of the Year honors. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, "2019 College Football Rankings: No. 42 Cincinnati pushes to build on strong 2018 season," 16 July 2019 Warning: This story contains spoilers for episodes 5-8 of Stranger Things' third season, following up on Nathan Matisse's slightly spoiler-y review of episodes 1-4. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Flay your mind: Stranger Things S3 just might be the show’s best season yet," 15 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'follow-up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for follow-up
follow-up
noun
English Language Learners Definition of follow-up
: something that continues or completes a process or activity
follow-up
noun
fol·low-up
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Medical Definition of follow-up
(Entry 1 of 2)
: maintenance of contact with a patient at one or more designated intervals following diagnosis or treatment especially to examine again or monitor the progress of therapy
also
: an instance of such contact
At three-month and six-month follow-ups, he had only mild, residual facial swelling on the lower left side. — Meredith August et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 29 Dec. 2005
follow up
transitive verb
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Medical Definition of follow up (Entry 2 of 2)
: to maintain contact with (a patient) at one or more designated intervals following diagnosis or treatment especially to examine again or monitor the progress of therapy
patients who are followed up after their discharge She was discharged on postoperative day 4 and was followed up in the surgery clinic 19 days postoperatively.— Steven L. Bloom et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 21 Oct. 2010