Follow-up
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Follow-up is a noun meaning A subsidiary action taken in response to an event.
Meaning
A subsidiary action taken in response to an event.
More Meanings
- (Internet) A posted message on a newsgroup, etc. in reply to a previous one.
- (sports) A shot on goal directly following another that has been saved.
- (medicine) The revisiting of a patient in ambulatory care.
- Nonstandard form of follow up.
Example Sentences
A follow-up order placed in 2019 will feature the technology being built into new trams which are due to arrive next year.
It could have been much worse for City before the break, but goalkeeper Joe Hart saved Jamie Mackie's long-range shot and Helguson's headed follow-up - although the latter was offside - before Bothroyd hit the post with another header.
Word Forms
- follow-ups
- followup
- follows-up
- following-up
- followed-up
Synonyms for follow-up
Depending on context, synonyms include review, reexamination.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include review, reexamination, follow-on, sequel, consequent, consequential.
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