Definitions for following
ˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋfol·low·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. following, followersnoun

   a group of followers or enthusiasts

2. pursuit, chase, pursual, followingadjective

   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), undermentionedadjective

   about to be mentioned or specified

   "the following items"

4. following, nextadjective

   immediately following in time or order

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

5. followingadjective

   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)adjective

   in the desired direction

   "a following wind"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. followingnoun

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

   He had a loyal following.

2. followingnoun

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

   The following is a recommendation letter from the president.

3. followingadjective

   Coming next, either in sequence or in time

   See the following section.

4. followingadjective

   About to be specified

   The following words have no definition . . .

5. followingadjective

   Blowing in the direction of travel

   The following wind sped us on our way.

6. followingpreposition

   After, subsequent to.

   Following the meeting, we all had a chat.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Following

   Following is a 1998 independent neo-noir crime thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by Christopher Nolan. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance. As Nolan's debut feature, it was designed to be as inexpensive as possible to make. Scenes were heavily rehearsed so that just one or two takes were needed to economise on 16mm film stock, the production's greatest expense, and for which Nolan was paying from his salary. Unable to afford expensive professional lighting equipment, Nolan mostly used available light. Along with writing, directing, and photographing the film, Nolan also helped in editing and production. The film was released by The Criterion Collection on both Blu-ray and DVD in North America on 11 December 2012.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. following

   Following refers to the act of coming or going after something or someone, paying close attention to, or adhering to guidelines, instructions or a certain ideology. It can also refer to a group of supporters or enthusiasts associated with a particular person, group, or idea.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Following

   of Follow

2. Followingnoun

   one's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively

3. Followingnoun

   vocation; business; profession

4. Followingadjective

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

5. Followingadjective

   (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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Following

   Following is a 1998 British thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan. It tells the story of a young man who follows strangers around the streets of London and is drawn into a criminal underworld when he fails to keep his distance. As Christopher Nolan's debut feature, it was designed to be as inexpensive as possible to make: scenes were heavily rehearsed so that just one or two takes were needed, thus economising on 16 mm film stock, the production's greatest expense, and for which Nolan was paying from his salary. Without expensive professional lighting equipment, Nolan mostly used available light. Apart from providing the script and direction, Nolan also did the photography, editing and production himself.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. following

   Next in a specific time and order.

   Following the audit they arranged a celebration party to celebrate their achievements.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 25, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'following' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #704

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'following' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2017

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'following' in Adjectives Frequency: #83

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How to pronounce following?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say following in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of following in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of following in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of following in a Sentence

1. James Pickar:

   Women should be made aware that although vaginal symptoms and urinary incontinence tend to become worse in the years following menopause, treatments are available, if needed, as are treatments for depression.

2. Kyle Meredith:

   They were like, ‘This is the Manchurian Candidate, like [Putin] has a Russian agent as the President of the United States,’ so they passed on some information to me and they said, like, ‘Look, you have more of a social media following than any of us do, can you please post some of these things just in a way that sort of put it out there.’.

3. Teresa Longin:

   All of the stuff we did was following one barrel from one batch over a year.

4. Lisel Hintz:

   The border Jens StoltenbergFacts refers to -- the Turkish-Syria border -- was established in 1923 with the Treaty of Lausanne and the founding of the Republic of Turkey. The exception to this is the province of Hatay, which passed from Syrian to Turkish control following a referendum.

5. Fabrice:

   My computer displayed the surprising and at least disconcerting following message: "Error. No keyboard. Press F1 to continue!"

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=following
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Following
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Following
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/following
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=following
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=following