Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

More definitions
  • increase the effectiveness or success of by further action
  • pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue

Examples

29 sentences
  1. I need to follow up on that.

  2. We have some other leads to follow up.

  3. Don't forget to ask follow-up questions.

    ruНе забудь задать дополнительные вопросы. — marafon

    deVergiss nicht, weiterführende Fragen zu stellen. — driini

  4. I followed Tom up here.

  5. Tom followed Mary up the stairs.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

follows up, following up, followed up, followed up
Base formfollow up · to follow up
3rd person singularfollows up
Present participlefollowing up
Past simplefollowed up
Past participlefollowed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfollow up
he, she, itfollows up

Past simpleLesson

all personsfollowed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave followed up
he, she, ithas followed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill follow up

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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