Followup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work

an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɑːloʊˌʌp/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɒləʊˌʌp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɒləʊˌʌp/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɑːloʊˌʌp/.

Examples

his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

review reexamination follow-up

Parts of Speech

noun	a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work “his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with”
noun	an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done
noun	a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

Word Forms

follow up	verb	pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
reexamine	verb	look at again; examine again
review	verb	look at again; examine again

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachverfolgen

ein Werk, das frühere Arbeiten nutzt oder darauf aufbaut

🇫🇷French

suivi

un travail qui exploite ou s'appuie sur des travaux antérieurs

🇪🇸Spanish

hacer un seguimiento

un trabajo que explota o se basa en un trabajo anterior

🇮🇹Italian

seguito

un pezzo di lavoro che sfrutta o si basa su lavori precedenti

🇳🇱Dutch

vervolg

een werkstuk dat voortbouwt op eerder werk

🇵🇹Portuguese

seguir

um trabalho que explora ou se baseia em trabalhos anteriores

🇷🇺Russian

следовать за

часть работы, которая использует или развивает более раннюю работу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पालन करें

कार्य का एक टुकड़ा जो पहले के कार्य का शोषण करता है या उसका निर्माण करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফলোআপ

কাজের একটি অংশ যা আগের কাজের উপর শোষণ করে বা তৈরি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்தொடர்தல்

முந்தைய வேலையைச் சுரண்டும் அல்லது உருவாக்கும் வேலையின் ஒரு பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుసరణ

మునుపటి పనిని దోపిడీ చేసే లేదా నిర్మించే పని భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

फॉलोअप

कामाचा एक तुकडा जो पूर्वीच्या कामावर शोषण करतो किंवा तयार करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોલોઅપ

કામનો એક ભાગ જે અગાઉના કામનું શોષણ અથવા નિર્માણ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಸರಣೆ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸದ ತುಣುಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോളോ അപ്പ്

മുമ്പത്തെ ജോലിയെ ചൂഷണം ചെയ്യുന്നതോ നിർമ്മിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ ഒരു ജോലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

Ran leti

ਕੰਮ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਟੁਕੜਾ ਜੋ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਕੰਮ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੋਸ਼ਣ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

فالو اپ

کام کا ایک ٹکڑا جو پہلے کے کام کا استحصال کرتا ہے یا بناتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跟进

一项利用或建立在早期工作基础上的工作

🇯🇵Japanese

フォローアップ

以前の作品を活用または構築した作品

🇰🇷Korean

후속 조치

이전 작업을 활용하거나 이를 기반으로 하는 작업

🇻🇳Vietnamese

theo dõi

một tác phẩm khai thác hoặc xây dựng trên tác phẩm trước đó

🇹🇭Thai

การติดตามผล

ชิ้นงานที่หาประโยชน์หรือต่อยอดจากงานก่อนหน้านี้

🇮🇩Indonesian

menindaklanjuti

sebuah karya yang mengeksploitasi atau membangun karya sebelumnya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsubaybay

isang piraso ng trabaho na nagsasamantala o nagtatayo sa naunang gawain

🇲🇾Malay

susulan

karya yang mengeksploitasi atau membina kerja terdahulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متابعة

قطعة من العمل الذي يستغل أو يبني على العمل السابق

🇮🇷Persian

پیگیری

اثری که از کارهای قبلی بهره برداری می کند یا بر اساس آن ساخته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

takip etmek

daha önceki çalışmalardan yararlanan veya bunları temel alan bir çalışma

🇮🇱Hebrew

מעקב

יצירה שמנצלת או מתבססת על עבודה קודמת

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The primary meaning of 'followup' is 'a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work'.

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