follow up

follow up
transitive verb
1) (add further action etc. to) ausbauen [Erfolg, Sieg]
2) (investigate further) nachgehen (+ Dat.) [Hinweis]
3) (consider further) berücksichtigen [Bitte, Angebot]
* * *
1) (to go further in doing something: The police are following up a clue.) (weiter) verfolgen
2) (to find out more about (something): I followed up the news.) verfolgen
* * *
follow up
I. vt
1. (investigate)
to \follow up up ⇆ sth etw weiterverfolgen
to \follow up up a rumour einem Gerücht nachgehen
2. (do next)
to \follow up up ⇆ sth by [or with] sth etw dat etw folgen lassen
his first single was \follow uped up by three more top ten hits seiner ersten Single folgten drei weitere Top-Ten-Hits
3. MED
to \follow up up sb jdn nachuntersuchen
II. vi
to \follow up up with sth etw folgen lassen
* * *
1. vt sep
1) (= pursue, take further action on) request nachgehen (+dat); offer, suggestion nachgehen (+dat), aufgreifen
2) (= investigate further) sich näher beschäftigen or befassen mit; suspect Erkundigungen einziehen über (+acc); candidate in die engere Wahl nehmen; matter weiterverfolgen, sich näher befassen mit; rumour nachgehen (+dat); patient nachuntersuchen; (= not lose track of) matter im Auge behalten
3) (= reinforce) success, victory fortsetzen, ausbauen

to follow up words with deeds — auf Worte Taten folgen lassen

he followed up the remark by punching him — er versetzte ihm zur Bekräftigung einen Schlag

4) (= get further benefit from) advantage ausnutzen
2. vi
1)

to follow up with sth — etw folgen lassen

2) (SPORT) nachziehen
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follow up
A v/t
1. (beharrlich) verfolgen
2. a) einer Sache nachgehen
b) eine Sache weiterverfolgen
3. einen Vorteil etc ausnutzen
4. follow up a letter with a visit auf einen Brief einen Besuch folgen lassen
B v/i
1. MIL nachstoßen, -drängen
2. fig nachstoßen (with mit)
3. WIRTSCH (in der Werbung) nachfassen
4. follow up on A 2
* * *
transitive verb
1) (add further action etc. to) ausbauen [Erfolg, Sieg]
2) (investigate further) nachgehen (+ Dat.) [Hinweis]
3) (consider further) berücksichtigen [Bitte, Angebot]
* * *
v.
verfolgen v.

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