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1. (n.) following
a body of followers, attendants, adherents, etc.
2. following
the body of admirers, attendants, patrons, etc., of someone or something.
3. following
the following, that which comes immediately after, as pages or lines:
See the following for a list of exceptions.
4. (adj.) following
that comes after or next in order or time; ensuing:
the following day.
5. following
that is now to follow.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) following, followers
a group of followers or enthusiasts
2. (adj) pursuit, chase, pursual, following
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
3. (adj) following(a), undermentioned
about to be mentioned or specified
"the following items"
4. (adj) following, next
immediately following in time or order
"the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
5. (adj) following
going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
"the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps"
6. (adj) following(a)
in the desired direction
"a following wind"
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1. (adjective) following
≠ previous
the following day/year/week etc.
2. following
the following
indicates a list, piece of writing, etc. that comes next
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) following
next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day
2. (adj) following
(In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding
3. (noun) following
one's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively
4. (noun) following
vocation; business; profession
5. following
of Follow
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Sense: supporters
He has a great following among the poorer people.
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 Afrikaans: aanhang |
 Arabic: أتْباع، أنْصار |
 Bulgarian: последователи |
 Brazilian: adeptos |
 Czech: přívrženci |
 German: die Anhägerschaft |
 Danish: tilhængerskare; fanskare |
 Greek: οπαδοί |
 Spanish: seguidores |
 Estonian: pooldajaskond |
 Farsi: طرفداران |
 Finnish: kannattajajoukko |
 French: partisan(s) |
 Hebrew: קְהָל חָסִידִים |
 Hindi: शिष्य-समुदाय |
 Croatian: pristaše, sljedbenici |
 Hungarian: követők |
 Indonesian: pendukung |
 Icelandic: fylgismaður, áhangandi |
 Italian: seguito |
 Japanese: 支持者 |
 Korean: 신봉자, 지지자 |
 Lithuanian: rėmėjai, gerbėjai |
 Latvian: sekotāji; piekritēji |
 Malay: penyokong |
 Dutch: aanhang |
 Norwegian: tilhengerskare, menighet |
 Polish: poparcie |
 Persian: طرفداران |
 Pashto: پیروان، متعلقین |
 Portuguese: adeptos |
 Romanian: susţinător, suport |
 Russian: приверженцы |
 Slovak: prívrženci |
 Slovenian: privrženci |
 Serbian: sledbenik |
 Swedish: anhängare, anhängarskara |
 Thai: ผู้สนับสนุน |
 Turkish: taraftar(lar) |
 Taiwanese: 一批追隨者 |
 Ukrainian: послідовники, прихильники |
 Urdu: اطاعت کرنے والوں کا حلقہ |
 Vietnamese: nhóm những người ủng hộ |
 Chinese: 一批追随者 |
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