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FOLLOW UP ON

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Carry further or advance

Example:

Can you act on this matter soon?

Synonyms:

act on; follow up on; pursue

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "follow up on" is one way to...):

oppose; react (act against or in opposition to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "follow up on"):

check out; run down (trace)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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