Definition of follow-up
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : the act or an instance of following up
b : something that follows up
2 : maintenance of contact with or reexamination of a person (such as a patient) especially following treatment
The surgeon scheduled a follow-up with his patient a week after the surgery.
3 : a news story presenting new information on a story published earlier
A few days after the story broke, the newspaper printed a follow-up.
follow-up
adjectiveDefinition of follow-up (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : of, relating to, or being something that follows up
follow-up action by the police— Frank Faulkner had a few follow-up questions after the interview
2 : done, conducted, or administered in the course of following up persons
follow-up care for discharged hospital patients
follow up
verbfollowed up; following up; follows up
Definition of follow up (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : to follow with something similar, related, or supplementary
following up his convictions with action— G. P. Merrill She followed up her first novel with a second one.
2 : to maintain contact with (a person) so as to monitor the effects of earlier activities or treatments
All patients were followed up clinically for four months.
3 : to pursue in an effort to take further action
the police are following up leads
: to take appropriate action
follow up on complaints
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The first known use of follow-up was in 1767
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