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- [fol-oh uhp]
- /ˈfɒl oʊ ʌp/
- /ˈfɒləʊ ʌp/
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- [fol-oh uhp]
- /ˈfɒl oʊ ʌp/
Definitions of follow up words
- noun follow up the act of following. 1
- noun follow up Billiards, Pool. follow shot (def 2). 1
- noun follow up follow-up (def 3). 1
- adjective follow up designed or serving to follow up, especially to increase the effectiveness of a previous action: a follow-up interview; a follow-up offer. 1
- adjective follow up of or relating to action that follows an initial treatment, course of study, etc.: follow-up care for mental patients; a follow-up survey. 1
- verb with object follow up to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner. 1
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Origin of follow up
First appearance:
before 1920 One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; noun, adj. use of verb phrase follow up
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Parts of speech for Follow up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
follow up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
follow up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for follow up
verb follow up
- check out — When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
- investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- look into — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- pursue — to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
- make sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
Antonyms for follow up
verb follow up
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
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