Laxi Dictionary

American Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition follow up in American English

follow up phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to try to find out more about something, or to do something more to deal with it

Example

They never followed my complaint up.

Example

The police are now following up some new leads.

Synonyms and related words
investigate look into follow up
2

to do something in addition to what you have already done, in order to be certain of achieving your goal

Example

Follow up the phone call with a written confirmation.

Synonyms and related words
begin start on set about
Definition follow up in American English