follow-up
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Definition
- Noun:
- A subsequent examination or check: An action taken to monitor the progress or effects of something that was done earlier, especially in medical contexts.
- A continuation or sequel: An activity, piece of work, or event that continues, develops, or builds upon something that has already been started or done.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- The doctor scheduled a follow-up to check on the patient's recovery.
- The meeting is a follow-up to our discussion last week.
- The book's success led to a follow-up, which continued the story.
Advanced Usage
- "As a follow-up to...": Used to indicate that something is a direct continuation or consequence of a previous action or event.
- As a follow-up to your inquiry, we have prepared a detailed report.
- "In follow-up": Used to describe actions taken subsequently.
- The team will contact you in follow-up to this email.
Variants and Related Words
- Follow up (verb phrase): To take further action on something.
- Please follow up with the client next week.
- Follow-up (adjective): Describing something that serves as a continuation.
- We need to send a follow-up email.
Synonyms
- Sequel: Something that follows, especially a literary or artistic work continuing the story of an earlier one.
- Continuation: The act of continuing or the state of being continued.
- Subsequent action: An action that comes after something else.
Related Phrases
- Follow-up question: A question asked to get more information based on a previous answer.
- The journalist asked a sharp follow-up question.
- Follow-up appointment: A subsequent meeting, especially with a doctor.
- She has a follow-up appointment in six months.
Noun
- a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
- an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done
- a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work
- his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with