As you can see from the previous entry on the definitions provided for the verb 'to follow up' in English there is great deal of difference between the results.
I think that the first two dictionaries have the advantage that they provide concise definitions however, I think that learners should be 'trained' to use the wordreference dictionary because it encourages them to investigate the various meanings that a word has depending on its context. Context is hugely important when learning the meaning of word in my opinion, therefore, I think students would benefit from realizing that there are many different translations and uses for almost every word in a language.
However, I also recognize that many learners would be incapable of expending the mental effort in order to be able to find the 'correct' translation or meaning of a word and therefore, the first two dictionaries would be more appropriate in these cases.
The learner's dictionary does not give a definition for the verb 'to follow up' therefore, in my opinion it is useless.
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