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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/
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Northumbria:
/ˈfɒləɪn/
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General-American:
/ˈfɑloʊɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET:
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
See the following section.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: succeeding, following, next, after, later, subsequent, posterior, successor, ulterior
Antonyms: preceding, antecedent, anterior, earlier, erstwhile, ex, foregone, former, hitherto, old, olden, past, precedent, previous, prior, quondam, sometime, used-to-be, whilom
About to be specified.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undermentioned
Antonyms: abovementioned, aforementioned, aforesaid
Blowing in the direction of travel, as opposed to headwind; downwind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The following wind sped us on our way.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He had a loyal following.
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Synonyms: none provided
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Vocation; business; profession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: with-definite-article
Qualifier: treated as singular or plural
Examples
The following is a recommendation letter from the president. The following are the three most important questions.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An account which is followed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: social media
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
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After, subsequent to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed, sometimes
Examples
Following the meeting, we all had a chat. We published our findings following a thorough review of others' earlier reports.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: before, prior to
In accordance with; as per.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Following all relevant safety instructions, administer a dose of the corticosteroid. Administer a dose of the corticosteroid, following all relevant safety instructions.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: per
Antonyms: none provided
present participle and gerund of follow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade tried to outrun the following footsteps
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: leading
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adjective satellite
Meaning 12
immediately following in time or order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the following day next in line the next president the next item on the list
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: next
Antonyms: none provided
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pursuit, chase, pursual
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move
Narrower terms: trailing, tracking, shadowing, tailing, stalk, stalking
a group of followers or enthusiasts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: followers
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: multitude, masses, mass, hoi polloi, people, the great unwashed
Narrower terms: claque, faithful, fandom
By surface analysis, follow + -ing.