Definitions for following
ˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋfol·low·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

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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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce following?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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. Enrico Vaccari:

   Shares in Europe are seeing a partial recovery, but volumes are low as caution remains following last week's uncertain message from the Federal Reserve, european markets trade at a discount to the U.S. and this in the medium term should convince investors to buy.

2. Cross Research analyst Shannon Cross:

   I think it will alleviate concerns about what level of dis-synergies they would have to absorb in the first year following the split.

3. Planck Institute:

   The investigation deals with a taboo subject. It is rarely discussed that parents often experience a considerable loss of happiness after the birth of a first child, the new study shows that for mothers and fathers in Germany, the drop in life satisfaction during the year following the first birth is even larger than that caused by unemployment, divorce or the death of a partner.

4. Chris Christie:

   Negotiating, being smart about this, but also knowing that in the end the job of government is to enforce the law and make sure following the law is most important principle to follow.

5. Regina Santore:

   I can understand it, frankly, these days, but I don't know if he's going to appreciate me following him to college.

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