follow up

follow up

1. verb To contact someone an additional time to get more information about something. Please follow up with Ingrid to be sure that the project is still on schedule. The doctor's office never called me back, so I'm going to follow up with them tomorrow.
2. verb To follow an action or event with another action or event. We followed up the doctor's appointment with a trip to the ice cream parlor, as promised.
3. verb To check that something was done properly. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "follow" and "up." Ben never follows the instructions I give him, so can you please follow up to make sure he does?
4. noun A subsequent appointment, usually with a doctor for the purpose of monitoring something. In this usage, the phrase is often hyphenated. Apparently, my cholesterol levels were a little high, so I have to go back for a follow-up next month.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

follow someone up

 and follow up (on someone)
to check on the work that someone has done. I have to follow Sally up and make sure she did everything right. I follow up Sally, checking on her work. I'll follow up on her.
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follow something up

 and follow up (on something)
1. to check something out; to find out more about something. Would you please follow this lead up? It might be important. Please follow up this lead. I'll follow up on it. Yes, please follow up.
2. to make sure that something was done the way it was intended. Please follow this up. I want it done right. Please follow up this business. I'll follow up on it.
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follow up

(on someone or something) to find out more about someone or something. Please follow up on Mr. Brown and his activities. Bill, Mr. Smith has a complaint. Would you please follow up on it?
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follow up

(on someone) Go to follow someone up.
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follow up

(on something) Go to follow something up.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

follow up

1. Carry to completion. For example, I'm following up their suggestions with concrete proposals. Also see follow through.
2. Increase the effectiveness or enhance the success of something by further action. For example, She followed up her interview with a phone call. [Late 1700s]
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

follow up

v.
1. To finish something by means of some final action: They followed the performance up with a stunning encore. The writer followed up his first book with a great sequel.
2. follow up on To enhance the effectiveness of something by means of further action: I followed up on the job interview with an email. Did you follow up on their request?
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
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The State of Kuwait conveyed to the Lebanese government, through official contacts, that it utterly opposes handing over Kuwaiti national Mohammad Al-Dosiri to any other state or party, an official Foreign Ministry source said.The source told KUNA on Thursday the Foreign Ministry was following up keenly on developments pertaining to the national, incarcerated by the Lebanese authorities.The follow ups are regular and go through official contacts on highest level with Lebanese officials, and all contacts stress Kuwait is the only party with right to receive custody of the national should he be released, the source pointed out.
"We oppose handing over Dosiri to any party other than Kuwait" -- Foreign Ministry source
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The funding is 45 [pounds sterling] for initial visits and 25 [pounds sterling] for follow ups. The participating practice must also have achieved level 1 of the quality in optometry clinical governance scheme (for which there is separate remuneration of 1,000 [pounds sterling]).
Somerset ACES scheme
Sales pros should spend more time on proactive activities instead: direct mail follow ups, referrals from existing buyers, "be-back" lists, and calling past visitors who put their move on hold.
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Follow ups to spot fines must be fast and thorough, and unaccompanied learner drivers must be put off the road.
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