Definitions for followingˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

fol•low•ingˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋ(n.)

  1. a body of followers, attendants, adherents, etc.

  2. the body of admirers, attendants, patrons, etc., of someone or something.

  3. the following, that which comes immediately after, as pages or lines:

    See the following for a list of exceptions.

  4. (adj.)that comes after or next in order or time; ensuing:

    the following day.

  5. that is now to follow.

Origin of following:

1250–1300

Princeton's WordNet

  1. following, followers(noun)

    a group of followers or enthusiasts

  2. pursuit, chase, pursual, following(adj)

    the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

    "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

  3. following(a), undermentioned(adj)

    about to be mentioned or specified

    "the following items"

  4. following, next(adj)

    immediately following in time or order

    "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

  5. following(adj)

    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. following(a)(adj)

    in the desired direction

    "a following wind"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. following(adjective)ˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋ

    ≠ previous

    the following day/year/week etc.

  2. followingˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋ

    indicates a list, piece of writing, etc. that comes next

    To find out more please read the following.

Wiktionary

  1. following(Noun)

    A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.

    He had a loyal following.

  2. following(Noun)

    Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the.

    The following is a recommendation letter from the president.

  3. following(Adjective)

    Coming next, either in sequence or in time

    See the following section.

  4. following(Adjective)

    About to be specified

    The following words have no definition . . .

  5. following(Adjective)

    Blowing in the direction of travel

    The following wind sped us on our way.

  6. following(Preposition)

    After, subsequent to.

    Following the meeting, we all had a chat.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Following(u)

    of Follow

  2. Following(noun)

    one's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively

  3. Following(noun)

    vocation; business; profession

  4. Following(adj)

    next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day

  5. Following(adj)

    (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


Translations for following

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

following(adjective)

coming after

the following day.

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