Definitions for Follow-Up
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. follow-up, followupnoun

   a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work

   "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with"

2. follow-up, followupnoun

   an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done

3. follow-up, followup, reexamination, reviewverb

   a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

4. follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go throughverb

   pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue

   "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"

5. follow upverb

   increase the effectiveness or success of by further action

   "The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation"

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1. follow-upnoun

   (Journalism) A subsequent story providing information discovered or events happening after a first story was published.

2. follow-upnoun

   (Journalism) Same as sidebar.

3. follow-upnoun

   a second (or subsequent) action to increase the effectiveness of an initial action. Also used attributively; as a follow-up visit. A follow-up may be of various types. After a medical examination, a second examination (or reexamination) to obtain additional information regarding some fact discovered in the first examination is considered a follow-up. A second visit or phone call in pursuit of a sale or other request would also be a follow-up.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. follow-upnoun

   A subsidiary action taken as the result of an event.

2. follow-upnoun

   A posted message on Usenet, etc. in reply to a previous one.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. follow-up

   In amphibious operations, the reinforcements and stores carried on transport ships and aircraft (not originally part of the amphibious force) that are offloaded after the assault and assault follow-on echelons have been landed. See also amphibious operation; assault; assault follow-on echelon.

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How to pronounce Follow-Up?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Follow-Up in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Follow-Up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Follow-Up in a Sentence

1. Gary Bettman:

   Today’s fine represents a direct and necessary response to the failure of the club to follow up and address the 2010 incident in a timely and appropriate manner, the report makes clear that senior management’s handling of the alleged incident included a failure to report the matter to Chicago ownership, both as to what was alleged and how it was being handled. Bowman said he was stepping aside because he didn’t want to be a distraction for the team.

2. Emmanuel Ballah:

   Survivors come here as we care about our patients, we follow up on them and offer psychosocial support.

3. Erin Michos:

   Johns Hopkins Medicine provides some modest reassurance for the short-term, but the absence of a signal for cancer excess isn't really all that surprising to me, because it's just too soon for something like cancer, there hasn't been long enough follow-up to really see a signal. So while I'm reassured that they didn't find one, I don't think it means that patients are completely out of the woods.

4. Lisa Kenney:

   This study provides some evidence that participation in long term follow-up at a survivorship clinic positively modifies health outcomes.

5. Jeb Bush:

   If I was President of the United States, that person would be fired, they did not follow up on the inspector general's recommendations to tighten up security to create a stronger firewall.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Follow-Up
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Follow-Up
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Follow-Up
4. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf