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fol·low-up
or fol·low·up (fŏl′ō-ŭp′)n.
1. The act or an instance of following up, as to further an end or review new developments: The follow-up is often as important as the initial contact in gaining new clients. The social worker's emphasis on followup reassured her clients.
2. One that follows so as to further an end or increase effectiveness: The software was a successful follow-up to the original product.
3. An article or a report giving further information on a previously reported item of news.
adj.
Intended to follow up, as to reinforce or evaluate previous action: a follow-up examination after the surgery.
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fol′low-up`
n.
1. the act of following up.
2. an action or thing that serves to increase the effectiveness of a previous one, as a second or subsequent letter, phone call, or visit.
3. a news story providing additional information on a story or article previously published.
adj. 4. designed or serving to follow up, esp. to increase the effectiveness of a previous action: a follow-up interview.
[1920–25]
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follow-up
In amphibious operations, the reinforcements and stores carried on transport ships and aircraft (not originally part of the amphibious force) that are offloaded after the assault and assault follow-on echelons have been landed. See also amphibious operation; assault; assault follow-on echelon.
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Noun 1. follow-up - a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with"
piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
2. follow-up - an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
3. follow-up - a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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Translations
follow-up
[ˈfɒləʊˈʌp]A. N (= further action) → seguimiento m (to de) (= continuation) → continuación f (to de) subsequent follow-up is an essential part of the program → un seguimiento posterior es parte fundamental del programa
this is a follow-up to the meeting held last Sunday → esto es la continuación de la reunión celebrada el domingo
this is a follow-up to the meeting held last Sunday → esto es la continuación de la reunión celebrada el domingo
B. CPD follow-up appointment N (with doctor, dentist, vet) → revisión f
follow-up (phone) call N (Telec) → llamada f de reiteración
follow-up care N (postoperative) → atención f pos(t)operatoria ; (following initial treatment) → seguimiento m clínico
follow-up interview N → entrevista f complementaria
follow-up letter N → carta f recordatoria
follow-up study N → estudio m de seguimiento
follow-up survey N → investigación f complementaria
follow-up treatment N (postoperative) → tratamiento m pos(t)operatorio ; (following initial treatment) → tratamiento m complementario
follow-up visit N (= inspection) → visita f de inspección or comprobación (Med) → revisión f
follow-up (phone) call N (Telec) → llamada f de reiteración
follow-up care N (postoperative) → atención f pos(t)operatoria ; (following initial treatment) → seguimiento m clínico
follow-up interview N → entrevista f complementaria
follow-up letter N → carta f recordatoria
follow-up study N → estudio m de seguimiento
follow-up survey N → investigación f complementaria
follow-up treatment N (postoperative) → tratamiento m pos(t)operatorio ; (following initial treatment) → tratamiento m complementario
follow-up visit N (= inspection) → visita f de inspección or comprobación (Med) → revisión f
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follow-up
n
→ Weiterverfolgen nt, → Weiterführen nt; (= event, programme etc coming after) → Fortsetzung f (→ to +gen)
(Med) → Nachuntersuchung f
follow-up
:follow-up action
n → Folgemaßnahmen pl
follow-up advertising
n → Nachfasswerbung f
follow-up album
n → Nachfolgealbum nt
follow-up care
n (Med) → Nachbehandlung f
follow-up interview
n → zweites Vorstellungsgespräch
follow-up meeting
n → Folgetreffen nt
follow-up operation
n (Police) → Nachfassoperation f; (Med) → zweite Operation
follow-up phone call
n → Anruf m → zur Nachfrage or um nachzufragen
follow-up question
n → Folgefrage f
follow-up study
n → Nachfolgestudie f
follow-up treatment
n (Med) → Nachbehandlung f
follow-up visit
n (Med) → Nachuntersuchung f
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follow
(ˈfoləu) verb1. to go or come after. I will follow (you). volg يَتْبَعُ، يَسيرُ وراء вървя след seguir následovat folgen følge; følge efter ακολουθώ, παρακολουθώ seguir järgnema دنبال کسی رفتن seurata suivre לַעֲקוֹב अनुसरण करना, अनुकरण करना slijediti, ići za követ menyusul fylgja, koma á eftir seguire ついていく 뒤를 따라가다 sekti, eiti iš paskos sekot (kādam) menyusul volgen følge, forfølge pójśc za, nastąpić po تعقیبول seguir a urma следовать за nasledovať slediti slediti följa ตาม izlemek 跟隨 іти слідом پیچھا کرنا theo sau 跟随
2. to go along (a road, river etc). Follow this road. volg يَسْلُك طريقا، يَسيرُ следвам seguir držet se, sledovat folgen følge ακολουθώ seguir (midagi mööda) minema ادامه دادن seurata suivre לַעֲקוֹב पीछे जाना pratiti, slijediti (előre) megy; követ (utat) mengikuti fara eftir seguire 沿って行く (길 등을) 따라가다 laikytis (kelio) iet pa; sekot (virzienam) mengikuti volgen følge, ta iść/jechać wzdłuż, podążać دوام ورکول seguir a urma придерживаться ísť po iti po pratiti följa ปฏิบัติตาม ...-den gitmek 沿著...前進 прямувати کسی سڑک یا ندی کے ہمراح جانا dọc theo một con đường, lối nhỏ... 沿着...前进
3. to understand. Do you follow (my argument)? volg يَفْهَم разбирам compreender chápat folgen können forstå καταλαβαίνω entender, seguir jälgima درک کردن ymmärtää suivre לַעֲקוֹב אַחֲרֵי पीछा करना razumjeti, pratiti ért memahami fylgjast með, skilja seguire 理解する 이해하다 suprasti, sekti (mintį) saprast; sekot (domu gaitai) memahami volgen følge, forstå, fatte rozumieć منل، درک کول compreender a urmări понимать rozumieť slediti razumeti hänga med, förstå เข้าใจ anlamak 領會 розуміти سمجھنا hiểu 领会
4. to act according to. I followed his advice. volg; gevolg يَتَّبِعُ، يُطيع съблюдавам seguir řídit se befolgen følge; rette sig efter ακολουθώ seguir järgima پیروی کردن از noudattaa suivre לַעֲקוֹב आज्ञा मानना slušati, prihvatiti savjet vmi szerint cselekszik mengikuti hlÿða, fara að seguire 従う ...에 따라 행동하다 pasekti ievērot; sekot (norādījumiem u.tml.) mengikut volgen følge, rette seg etter zastosować się do اطاعت کول seguir a urma следовать riadiť sa držati se slediti följa, lyda ปฏิบัติตาม tutmak, uymak 聽從 наслідувати کسی کے مطابق کام کرنا hành động theo 听从
ˈfollower noun a person who follows, especially the philosophy, ideas etc of another person. He is a follower of Plato (= Plato's theories). volgeling; navolger; aanhanger تابِع، نَصير، تِلْميذ последовател seguidor následovník der Anhänger tilhænger οπαδός, μαθητής seguidor järelkäija, jünger پیرو؛ مرید seuraaja disciple אוֹהֵד अनुयायी sljedbenik, pristaša követő pengikut fylgjandi discepolo 信奉者 지지자, 신봉자 pasekėjas, šalininkas sekotājs; piekritējs pengikut volgeling tilhenger, følgesvenn kontynuator پيرو، شاګرد، مريد، تابع seguidor adept последователь nasledovník, -čka privrženec sledbenik anhängare, följeslagare ผู้ตาม yandaş 追隨者 послідовник حمایتی، مطیع پیرو người ủng hộ 追随者
ˈfollowing noun supporters. He has a great following among the poorer people. aanhang أتْباع، أنْصار последователи adeptos přívrženci die Anhägerschaft tilhængerskare; fanskare οπαδοί seguidores pooldajaskond طرفداران kannattajajoukko partisan קְהָל חָסִידִים शिष्य-समुदाय pristaše, sljedbenici követők pendukung fylgismaður, áhangandi seguito 支持者 신봉자, 지지자 rėmėjai, gerbėjai sekotāji; piekritēji penyokong aanhang tilhengerskare, menighet poparcie پیروان، متعلقین adeptos susţinător, suport приверженцы prívrženci privrženci sledbenik anhängare, anhängarskara ผู้สนับสนุน taraftar 一批追隨者 послідовники, прихильники اطاعت کرنے والوں کا حلقہ nhóm những người ủng hộ 一批追随者
adjective1. coming after. the following day. volgende تالٍ следващ seguinte následující folgend følgende επόμενος siguiente järgnev بعدی seuraava suivant הבא अनुगामी sljedeći (utána) következő berikutnya næstur, næstkomandi seguente, successivo 次の 다음에 오는 kitas nākošais berikutnya volgende følgende następny وروسته seguinte următor сдедующий nasledujúci naslednji naredni följande ถัดไป ertesi 接著的 наступний آئندہ tiếp sau đó về thời gian 接着的
2. about to be mentioned. You will need the following things. volgende التّالي следен seguinte následující folgend følgende ο εξής siguiente järgmine به قرار ذیل؛ بدین قرار seuraava suivant שֶׁלְהַלָן निम्नांकित व्यक्ति आदि sljedeći, naredni a következő berikut eftirtalinn seguente 次に述べる 아래에 말하는 toks, šis sekojošs seperti berikut volgende følgende następujący لاندنی، په لاندی دول seguinte următor нижеследующий nasledujúci naslednji sledeće följande ที่จะกล่าวต่อไป aşağıdaki 下述的 наступний جس کا ذکر کیا جانے والا ہو sau đây 下述的
preposition after; as a result of. Following his illness, his hair turned white. na aanleiding van في أعْقاب، على أثَر след a seguir a po, následkem als Folge efter; som følge af μετά από después de tagajärjel بعد از jälkeen à la suite de לאחר बाद, पश्चात nakon, kao posljedica vmit követően sebagai akibat í kjölfar in seguito a 〜の後で ...의 결과로 po pēc akibat na etter po وروسته د ... a seguir a după после; вследствие následkom zaradi usled till följd av ที่ตามมาทีหลังถัดมา ...-den sonra 在...以後 виходячи з کسی چیز کے نتیجے میں sau (cái gì); là do (cái gì) 在...以后
pronoun things about to be mentioned. You must bring the following – pen, pencil, paper and rubber. volgende الأشياء التاليَه следното seguinte toto das Folgende følgende το εξής lo siguiente, las siguientes cosas järgmised asjad زیر seuraava les choses suivantes שֶׁלְהַלָן निम्नलिखित sljedeće a következő(k) berikut ini eftirfarandi (quel che segue) 下記のもの 아래에 말하는 사항 tokie/šie dalykai sekojošais berikut het volgende følgende co następuje لاندنی seguinte următoarele (lucruri) следующее ďalšie naslednje sledeće följande สิ่งที่จะกล่าวต่อไป şunlar 下面(東西) таке ذکر کی جانے والی چیزیں những thứ sau đây 下面(东西)
ˈfollow-up noun further reaction or response. Was there any follow-up to the letter you wrote to the newspaper? opvolg مُتابعَه продължение seguimento odezva, odpověď die Folge follow up; opfølgning συνέχεια seguimiento järelkaja پیگیری؛ پس آیند seuranta suite מעקב जानकारी लेना nastavak, posljedica folytatás tindak lanjut eftirfylgja; viðbragð seguito 反応 후속 답변, 후속 조치 reakcija, tąsa reakcija; papildu pasākumi/paziņojumi/informācija; darba gaitas/rezultātu pārbaude tindakan susulan vervolg oppfølging, etterbehandling/-kontroll ciąg dalszy عکس العمل، ځواب seguimento urmare дальнейшая реакция ohlas, odpoveď odgovor nastavak uppföljning, fortsättning เกี่ยวกับ���ลที่ตามมา tepki 補充報導 відгук رد عمل یا جواب tiếp theo 补充报道
follow up1. to go further in doing something. The police are following up a clue. opvolg; verder voer يتابِعون следвам seguir sledovat verfolgen følge op; forfølge διερευνώ, προχωρώ παραπέρα seguir jätkama تعقیب کردن seurata poursuivre לַעֲקוֹב सुझाव पर चलना provesti do kraja nyomon követ mengikuti aðgerð til að fylgja máli eftir esaminare 追う 추적하다 toliau tirti, gilintis neatlaidīgi sekot; novest līdz galam mengikut nagaan følge opp, forfølge iśc śladem تعقیبول seguir a urmări продолжать что-л. sledovať ďalej nadaljevati slediti följa [upp] ติดตามผลงาน sürdürmek 把...追究到底 наполегливо розкручувати کسی چیز کو اور آگے بڑھانا bám sát 把...追究到底
2. to find out more about (something). I followed up the news. opvolg; verder voer يَطَّلِع على، يُتابِع الأخْبار затвърдявам acompanhar doplňovat podrobnostmi verfolgen følge op ψάχνω σε βάθος seguir lähemalt uurima پیگیری کردن tutustua tarkemmin suivre לַעֲקוֹב के बाद आगे की कार्रवाही करना istraživati, produbljivati (znanje) (nyomon) követ mengikuti athuga nánar seguire さらに徹底する 더 철저하게 찾아내다 atidžiai sekti izzināt mengikuti nader ingaan op forfølge, gå dypere i śledzić dalej تعقیبول acompanhar a urmări (îndeaproape) следить за развитием hľadať ďalšie podrobnosti (o) pobliže si ogledati istražiti följa [upp] หาข้อมูลเพิ่ม araştırmak 跟蹤 слідкувати کسی چیز کے بارے میں اور معلومات جمع کرنا làm tiếp 跟踪
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