Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

follow-up

/fˈɑloʊˌʌp/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: fol-low-up
IPA: /fˈɑloʊˌʌp/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A subsidiary action taken in response to an event.

noun

A posted message on a newsgroup, etc. in reply to a previous one.

noun

A shot on goal directly following another that has been saved.

noun

The revisiting of a patient in ambulatory care.

verb

Nonstandard form of follow up.

Example Sentences

"A follow-up order placed in 2019 will feature the technology being built into new trams which are due to arrive next year."
"It could have been much worse for City before the break, but goalkeeper Joe Hart saved Jamie Mackie's long-range shot and Helguson's headed follow-up - although the latter was offside - before Bothroyd hit the post with another header."

Etymology

Deverbal from follow up.

Inflected Forms

follow-ups (plural) followup (alternative) follows-up (present, singular) following-up (participle, present) followed-up (participle, past) followed-up (past)

Synonyms

followup reexamination review

Homonyms

followup

Rhymes With

followup

Questions

How do you pronounce follow-up?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɑloʊˌʌp/.
What does follow-up mean?: A subsidiary action taken in response to an event.
Where does follow-up come from?: Deverbal from follow up.

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