Following definition
Moving in the same direction that a ship is moving.
adjective
A group of followers or adherents.
noun
Now to be enumerated.
The following people will report for duty.
adjective
A group or gathering of admirers, adherents, or disciples.
A lecturer with a large following.
noun
Coming next in time or order.
In the following chapter.
adjective
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The item or items to be mentioned next.
Please buy the following: milk, bread, and eggs.
noun
Blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft. Used of wind.
adjective
That follows; next after.
The following year.
adjective
A following is defined as a group of admirers.
An example of a following is a group of people who love a particular author.
noun
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To be mentioned immediately; to be dealt with next.
The following people were chosen.
adjective
Subsequent to; after.
Following dinner, brandy was served in the study.
preposition
The definition of following is coming next.
An example of following is the 5th grade to the 4th grade.
adjective
Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the.
The following is a recommendation letter from the president.
noun
Vocation; business; profession.
noun
After.
Following lunch he left.
preposition
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Following is defined as after.
An example of following used as a preposition is in the sentence, "Following lunch, the children played outside," which means that the children played outside after lunch.
preposition
the following
- the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- what follows
idiom
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
following
Plural:
followingsIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
the following