What does following mean?
Definitions for following
ˈfɒl oʊ ɪŋfol·low·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word following.
Princeton's WordNet
following, followers(noun)
a group of followers or enthusiasts
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"
following(a), undermentioned(adj)
about to be mentioned or specified
"the following items"
following, next(adj)
immediately following in time or order
"the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
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"
following(a)(adj)
in the desired direction
"a following wind"
Wiktionary
following(Noun)
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
He had a loyal following.
following(Noun)
Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the.
The following is a recommendation letter from the president.
following(Adjective)
Coming next, either in sequence or in time
See the following section.
following(Adjective)
About to be specified
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following(Adjective)
Blowing in the direction of travel
The following wind sped us on our way.
following(Preposition)
After, subsequent to.
Following the meeting, we all had a chat.
Webster Dictionary
Following
of Follow
Following(noun)
one's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively
Following(noun)
vocation; business; profession
Following(adj)
next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day
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
Freebase
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'following' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #704
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'following' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2017
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'following' in Adjectives Frequency: #83
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of following in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of following in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of following in a Sentence
Irvine Commissioner Anthony Kuo:
I hate to say this but the homeless that are planning to come here really represent the worst of them because they’re the ones that are n’t following the rules, that don’t want to give up the drugs, that don’t want to accept services or housing.
Retail is reheating over the past couple of months, which is an incredible relief when the export side of the economy is looking so bad, drugstores are doing well, electronics stores are finally seeing some growth after suffering a lot following the consumption tax hike. Restaurants have also accelerated quite a bit.
Witnessing a fellow human being regain his sight the following day was electrifying and emotionally moving, there were a lot of tears in the room.
For real estate agents, being able to market themselves as well as they can market houses is a key step to building a successful business. Promoting yourself successfully involves building lasting personal and professional relationships, marketing your best attributes and following some time-honored techniques for finding and retaining clients.
Our legislation is going to create a legal safe harbor for businesses, nonprofits, governments and workers and schools who are following public health guidelines.
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Translations for following
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- تالي, التاليةArabic
- след, следващ, следен, свита, попътенBulgarian
- següentCatalan, Valencian
- následujícíCzech
- følge, næste, efter, følgendeDanish
- Anhängerschaft, Fangemeinde, folgend, Anhänger, anschließend, nachstehend, Gefolge, Gefolgschaft, nach, FolgendesGerman
- ακόλουθος, εξής, ΕΠΟΜΕΝΟGreek
- sekvinta, sekvanta, jenaEsperanto
- siguiente, próximo, siguiendoSpanish
- ذیلPersian
- seuraava, jälkeen, kannattajakunta, myötäinen, seurataFinnish
- postérieurement à, mouvance, suivant, à la suite de, après, ci-après, favorableFrench
- निम्नलिखितHindi
- sequenteInterlingua
- berikutIndonesian
- a seguireItalian
- הבאHebrew
- 以下Japanese
- ಅನುಸರಿಸುತ್ತದೆKannada
- 수행원Korean
- haecLatin
- følgendeNorwegian
- volgende, als vervolg opDutch
- følgendeNorwegian
- następny, następującyPolish
- seguinte, SeguePortuguese
- ca urmare aRomanian
- попутный, аудитория, следующийRussian
- பின்வரும்Tamil
- క్రిందిTelugu
- ดังต่อไปนี้Thai
- ertesi, müteakkip, sonraki, takip etmeTurkish
- наступнийUkrainian
- درج ذیلUrdu
- tiếp theoVietnamese
- followingYiddish
- 以下Chinese
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