Phrase guide

as follows

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In the manner described hereafter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The main points are as follows
  • I have come up with a new plan, as follows.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

what is listed next

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her complaints went as follows

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Originally an impersonal construction = ‘as it follows’.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كَمَا يَلِي (kamā yalī) — in the manner described hereafter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 如下 (rúxià) — in the manner described hereafter
  • Dutch: zo — in the manner described hereafter
  • Dutch: als volgt — in the manner described hereafter
  • Esperanto: jene — in the manner described hereafter
  • Finnish: seuraavasti — in the manner described hereafter
  • French: comme suit — in the manner described hereafter
  • French: de la façon suivante — in the manner described hereafter
  • German: folgendermaßen — in the manner described hereafter
  • German: so — in the manner described hereafter
  • German: wie folgt — in the manner described hereafter
  • Greek: με τον εξής τρόπο (me ton exís trópo) — in the manner described hereafter
  • Hungarian: az alábbiak — in the manner described hereafter
  • Hungarian: a következők — in the manner described hereafter
  • Hungarian: az alábbiakban — in the manner described hereafter
  • Hungarian: az alábbiak szerint — in the manner described hereafter
  • Hungarian: a következőképpen — in the manner described hereafter
  • Hungarian: így — in the manner described hereafter
  • Hungarian: ekképpen — in the manner described hereafter
  • Italian: così — in the manner described hereafter
  • Italian: come di seguito — in the manner described hereafter
  • Italian: come segue — in the manner described hereafter
  • Lao: ດັ່ງລຸ່ມ — in the manner described hereafter
  • Polish: następująco — in the manner described hereafter
  • Polish: następujący — in the manner described hereafter
  • Portuguese: como segue — in the manner described hereafter
  • Romanian: astfel — in the manner described hereafter
  • Romanian: așa — in the manner described hereafter
  • Russian: сле́дующим о́бразом (slédujuščim óbrazom) — in the manner described hereafter
  • Spanish: como sigue — in the manner described hereafter
  • Spanish: de la siguiente manera — in the manner described hereafter
  • Spanish: así — in the manner described hereafter
  • Swahili: kama ifuatavyo — in the manner described hereafter
  • Thai: ว่า (wâa) — in the manner described hereafter
  • Vietnamese: như dưới đây — in the manner described hereafter
  • Vietnamese: như sau — in the manner described hereafter