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follow up

释义

follow up

phrasal verb

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	follow up
he/she/it	follows up
present participle	following up
past tense	followed up
past participle	followed up

1
intransitive/transitive to try to find out more about something, or to do something more to deal with it
They never followed my complaint up.
The police are now following up some new leads.
Synonyms and related words
To try to find out information
investigate
look into
follow up
2
transitive (follow up with) to do something in addition to what you have already done, in order to be certain of achieving your aim
Follow up the phone call with a written confirmation.
Synonyms and related words
To start doing something
start on
begin
set about
3
transitive to check the health of someone who has received medical treatment, in order to be certain that it was effective
The study followed up over 200 heart patients.
Synonyms and related words
To perform a medical test, treatment or operation
abort
anaesthetise
anaesthetize

follow up

phrasal verb

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	follow up
he/she/it	follows up
present participle	following up
past tense	followed up
past participle	followed up

1
intransitive/transitive to try to find out more about something, or to do something more to deal with it
They never followed my complaint up.
The police are now following up some new leads.
Synonyms and related words
To try to find out information
investigate
look into
follow up
2
transitive (follow up with) to do something in addition to what you have already done, in order to be certain of achieving your goal
Follow up the phone call with a written confirmation.
Synonyms and related words
To start doing something
begin
start on
set about

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