follow up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(intransitive, transitive) To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication or verify.
Send a letter, then follow up promptly with a telephone call.
At the center of it all was Hu Shuo-Chieh, a decorated Taiwanese superstar who soon followed up his standout moment (his team would fall short in the finals) with an even more surprising move. In November, Mr. Hu, known in gaming as SwordArt, announced that he was leaving his base in China, […]
2021 January 30, Kellen Browning, “They’re Flocking to America to Make a Fortune Playing Video Games”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2021:With the hosts not able to find their passes - everything that went forward was too heavy or too short - Terry once again had to come to his side's rescue after Davies had brilliantly nodded into the path of Elmander, who followed up swiftly with a deflected shot.
2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 10 Apr 2012:The US Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that Eli Lilly subsidiaries funnelled millions of dollars to government employees in other countries to secure business and did little to follow up on red flags.
2012, Alan Rappeport, Financial Times, Eli Lilly settles bribery charges:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| followed up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| followed up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| following up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| follows up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
through · follow on · close the loop · follow through
Synonyms
get back to · revert · chase up
Translations (17)
fi pitää yhteyttä (take further actions after an event) · fi seurata (take further actions after an event) · fi jatkaa (take further actions after an event) · es hacer seguimiento (take further actions after an event) · es hacer un seguimiento (take further actions after an event) · cmn 跟進 /跟进 (take further actions after an event) · cs udržet komunikaci (take further actions after an event) · cs pokračovat (take further actions after an event) · cs navázat (take further actions after an event) · es dar seguimiento (take further actions after an event) · es proseguir (take further actions after an event) · es enviar seguimiento (take further actions after an event) · id menindaklanjuti (take further actions after an event) · es dar un seguimiento (take further actions after an event) · es enviar un seguimiento (take further actions after an event) · cs udržet v pozornosti (take further actions after an event) · fi toistaa (take further actions after an event)