follow+up
1follow — [ˈfɒləʊ ǁ ˈfɑːloʊ] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to come or happen afterwards: • The company s decision to diversify follows a sharp decline in demand for its products. • As the recession worsened, further closures followed. 2.… …
2Follow-on — is a term used in the sport of cricket to describe a situation where the team that bats second is forced to take its second batting innings immediately after its first, because the team was not able to get close enough (within 200 runs) to the… …
3Follow — Fol low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Followed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Following}.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian, fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg[=e]n, G. folgen, Icel. fylgja, Sw. f[ o]lja, Dan. f[ o]lge, and perh. to E. folk.] 1.… …
4follow — [fäl′ō] vt. [ME folwen < OE folgian, akin to Ger folgen & (?) Welsh olafiad, follower] 1. to come or go after 2. to go after in order to catch; chase; pursue 3. to go along [follow the right road] 4. to come or occur after in time, in a series …
5follow — vb 1 Follow, succeed, ensue, supervene mean to come after someone or, more often, something. Although all of these verbs occur as transitives and intransitives, ensue and supervene are more commonly intransitive verbs. Follow is the general term… …
6follow-up — follow up1 adj [only before noun] done in order to find out more or do more about something →↑follow up ▪ a follow up study on children and poverty follow up 2 follow up2 n 1.) [U and C] something that is done to make sure that earlier actions… …
7follow — ► VERB 1) move or travel behind. 2) go after (someone) so as to observe or monitor them. 3) go along (a route or path). 4) come after in time or order. 5) be a logical consequence. 6) (also follow on from) occur as a result of …
8follow-up — follow ,up noun 1. ) count or uncount something that is done in order to complete something: Everyone liked my proposal, but there hasn t been any follow up. The researchers conducted a follow up study two years later. a ) something that is done… …
9follow-up — n. 1. a second (or subsequent) action to increase the effectiveness of an initial action. Also used attributively; as a follow up visit. Note: A follow up may be of various types. After a medical examination, a second examination (or… …
10follow — fol·low vt: to be in accordance with (a prior decision): accept as authoritative see also precedent compare overrule Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
