 following |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction | |
| Examples: | "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade" "tried to outrun the following footsteps" |
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| Related terms: | leading pursuing stalking shadowing | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a group of followers or enthusiasts | |
| Synonyms: | followers | |
| Related terms: | multitude faithful claque fandom fan follow | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] immediately following in time or order | |
| Synonyms: | next | |
| Examples: | "the following day" "next in line" "the next president" "the next item on the list" |
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| Related terms: | succeeding | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] about to be mentioned or specified | |
| Synonyms: | undermentioned | |
| Examples: | "the following items |
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| Related terms: | succeeding | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] in the desired direction | |
| Examples: | "a following wind" |
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| Related terms: | favorable | |
| 6. | [ pronoun ] preposition, conforming or agreeing with, or as stated by | |
| Synonyms: | by according_as from according_to | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture | |
| Synonyms: | chase pursuit | |
| Examples: | "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
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| Related terms: | motion stalk trailing wild-goose_chase shadowing chase pursue | |
| Similar spelling: |
fooling foiling flowing |
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