Definition
To pursue or check on something after initial contact or action, ensuring continuation or completion.
Etymology
Emerged from hunting terminology in the 1600s, where hunters would 'follow up' wounded game. The business sense developed in the early 1900s with the rise of sales and customer service, maintaining the idea of persistent pursuit.
Kelly Says
This phrase reveals our hunter-gatherer instincts in modern business - we're still tracking and pursuing, just with emails instead of spears. Studies show that 80% of sales require five follow-up attempts, proving our ancestors' persistence pays off in the corporate world too.
Translations
ARالعربية
متابعة
mu-ta-fa-ah
BNবাংলা
পরিচালনা
pa-ri-cha-la-na
CSČeština
sledovat
sleh-do-vat
DADansk
følge op
foel-ge op
DEDeutsch
nachfragen
na-kh-fra-gen
ELΕλληνικά
ακολουθήστε
a-ko-loo-thee-te
ESEspañol
seguir
see-guir
FAفارسی
پیگیری
pee-gee-ree
FISuomi
seurailla
se-u-rai-la
FRFrançais
suivre
swee-vre
HEעברית
להמשיך
le-ham-sheech
HIहिन्दी
पता लगाना
pa-ta la-ga-na
HUMagyar
követni
ko-vet-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikuti
i-koo-ti
ITItaliano
seguito
se-goo-ee-to
JA日本語
フォローアップ
fo-ro-u-ppu
MSBahasa Melayu
ikuti
i-koo-ti
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်လက်
se-k-let-k
NLNederlands
opvolgen
op-voh-len
NONorsk
følge opp
foel-ge opp
PLPolski
podążać
po-d-z-a-ch
PTPortuguês
seguir em
see-guir em
RORomână
urmări
oor-ma-ree
RUРусский
продолжить
pro-do-l-zhi-t
SVSvenska
följa upp
foel-ya oop
SWKiswahili
fuatilia
foo-a-tee-lee-a
TRTürkçe
takip et
ta-kip et
UKУкраїнська
продовжити
pro-do-zhi-tyi
VITiếng Việt
theo dõi
teo-doi