follow-up
follow-up noun: a subsidiary action taken in response to an event. Also the nonstandard form of follow up.
Noun
follow-up (plural follow-ups)
- A subsidiary action taken in response to an event.
- A follow-up order placed in 2019 will feature the technology being built into new trams which are due to arrive next year.2020 January 2, Richard Clinnick, “Midlands Metro welcomes new catenary-free trams”, in Rail, page 16
- A posted message on a newsgroup, etc. in reply to a previous one.
- A shot on goal directly following another that has been saved.
- 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.2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport
- The revisiting of a patient in ambulatory care.
Also used as
follow-up is also the nonstandard form of follow up.
Forms of follow-up
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | follow-ups |
| alternative form | followup |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | follows-up |
| present participle | following-up |
| past participle | followed-up |
| past | followed-up |
Origin of follow-up
Deverbal from follow up.
Questions about follow-up
- What does follow-up mean?
- Follow-up means a subsidiary action taken in response to an event.
- What part of speech is follow-up?
- Follow-up is a noun.
- What is the plural of follow-up?
- The plural of follow-up is follow-ups.
Words near follow-up in the dictionary
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