follow up on (something)
idiom
chiefly US
1
: to try to get more information about (something)
The police followed up on the leads.
2
: to do something in response to (something) : to take appropriate action about (something)
He says that the police failed to follow up on his complaints.
Examples of follow up on (something) in a Sentence
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Her gynecologist ordered it to follow up on a previous scan from several years prior, which revealed that Viehmann had osteopenia, a condition preceding osteoporosis.
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
In baseball, Stanford will be looking to follow up on last year's trip to the College World Series.
—Paul Newberry, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Detective Blanke said he got assigned to the case in 2018, shortly after the social media campaign began, to follow up on the new tips that had come in.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
Montoya faulted managers for failing to follow up on complaints about two accidental discharges of blank rounds.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
According to court documents, Mac went to a home at about 1 p.m. on Thursday, on N. Elsea Smith Road to follow up on a notice to vacate that was posted on the property six days prior.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
Investigators found the lieutenant took a year to confront the supervisor about misconduct allegations and failed to follow up on key improvements to training, equipment and procedures.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
The team of nieces, none of whom live in Saskatoon, have been making frequent visits there for years to follow up on Aunt Alex’s case.
—Anna Turning, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2024
Hudak told the Herald that Castro reported the incident to him about a week later and that by then, there wasn’t much to follow up on.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
In baseball, Stanford will be looking to follow up on last year's trip to the College World Series.
—Paul Newberry, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
Detective Blanke said he got assigned to the case in 2018, shortly after the social media campaign began, to follow up on the new tips that had come in.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2024
Montoya faulted managers for failing to follow up on complaints about two accidental discharges of blank rounds.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
According to court documents, Mac went to a home at about 1 p.m. on Thursday, on N. Elsea Smith Road to follow up on a notice to vacate that was posted on the property six days prior.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024
Investigators found the lieutenant took a year to confront the supervisor about misconduct allegations and failed to follow up on key improvements to training, equipment and procedures.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
The team of nieces, none of whom live in Saskatoon, have been making frequent visits there for years to follow up on Aunt Alex’s case.
—Anna Turning, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2024
Hudak told the Herald that Castro reported the incident to him about a week later and that by then, there wasn’t much to follow up on.
—Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
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