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Follow-Up Email: Meaning, Examples & Usage Tips
Meaning 1：a polite post-meeting email to confirm or thank (follow-up email)
follow-up email
/ˈfɒloʊˌʌp ˈiːmeɪl/
n. ph.
It's an email you send after a meeting or conversation to confirm details, ask what's next, or thank someone.
a polite post-meeting email to confirm or thank
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/ə pəˈlaɪt ˈpoʊstˈmiːtɪŋ ˈiːmeɪl tə kənˈfɜrm ɔr θæŋk/
n. ph.
An email sent after a meeting, interview, or conversation to confirm details, inquire about next steps, or express gratitude, often used in professional settings to maintain positive communication.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
Compound of 'follow-up' (action of continuing or checking) and 'email' (electronic mail).
💡 Mnemonic
Think of 'follow-up email' as a polite after-nudge — like a friendly reminder in your inbox.
📖 Example
After the job interview, she sent a polite follow-up email to thank the interviewers and reiterate her interest in the position.
After the job interview, she sent a polite follow-up email to thank the interviewers and reiterate her interest in the position.
🔗 Collocations
send a follow-up email – to dispatch a post-meeting email
draft a follow-up email – to compose a follow-up email
follow-up email etiquette – the proper manners for such emails
🔄 Synonyms
thank-you email (n. ph.) – an email sent to express gratitude after a meeting
reminder email (n. ph.) – an email to remind someone about a pending task or meeting
post-meeting note (n. ph.) – a brief written message after a meeting
🚫 Antonyms
initial email (n. ph.) – the first email in a correspondence, not a follow-up
ignored email (n. ph.) – an email that receives no reply
📖 Cultural Story
The term emerged in the 1990s with the rise of professional email communication, highlighting the need to maintain contact after initial meetings.
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