the act of following up.

an action or thing that serves to increase the effectiveness of a previous one, as a second or subsequent letter, phone call, or visit.

Also called follow. Journalism .

a news story providing additional information on a story or article previously published.

Also called sidebar , supplementary story. a minor news story used to supplement a related story of major importance. Compare feature story ( def. 1 ) , human-interest story , shirttail.

designed or serving to follow up, esp. to increase the effectiveness of a previous action

a follow-up interview; a follow-up offer.

of or pertaining to action that follows an initial treatment, course of study, etc.

follow-up care for mental patients; a follow-up survey.

verb

avoid , dodge , forget

verb

check out , find out about , investigate , look into , make sure , pursue , follow