following
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
following (not comparable)
- Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
- See the following section.
- 1835, Sir John Ross (Arctic explorer), Sir James Clark Ross, Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1 ↗, pp.284-5
- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
- About to be specified.
- The following words have no definition […]
- (of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
- The following wind sped us on our way.
- (coming next) succeeding; see also Thesaurus:subsequent
- (about to be specified) undermentioned
- (coming next) preceding; see also Thesaurus:former
- (about to be specified) abovementioned, aforementioned, aforesaid
- French: suivant
- German: folgend, anschließend, nachstehend
- Portuguese: seguinte
- Russian: сле́дующий
- Spanish: siguiente
- French: suivant, ci-après
- German: folgend, nachstehend
- Portuguese: seguinte
- Russian: сле́дующий
- Spanish: próximo
- After, subsequent to.
- Following the meeting, we all had a chat.
- French: après, postérieurement à, à la suite de
- German: folgend, nach
following (plural followings)
- A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
- He had a loyal following.
- Vocation; business; profession.
- (with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
- The following is a recommendation letter from the president.
- The following are the three most important questions.
- French: mouvance
- German: Anhänger, Anhängerschaft, Gefolge, Gefolgschaft, Fangemeinde
- Russian: аудито́рия
- present participle of follow#English|follow
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