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followup

followup is the alternative form of follow-up.

Meaning of follow-up

Noun

follow-up (plural follow-ups)

  1. 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
  2. (Internet) A posted message on a newsgroup, etc. in reply to a previous one.
  3. 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
  4. The revisiting of a patient in ambulatory care.

Forms of followup

pluralfollowups

Origin of followup

Deverbal from follow up.

Questions about followup

What is followup the alternative form of?
Followup is the alternative form of follow-up.

Words near followup in the dictionary

  1. follows up on
  2. followspot
  3. followspots
  4. followthrough
  5. followthroughs
  6. followup
  7. followups
  8. folly
  9. folly tower
  10. folly towers
  11. follyer

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