'Following' definitions:

Definition of 'following'

From: WordNet
adjective
About to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" [syn: following(a), undermentioned]
adjective
Immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" [syn: following, next]
adjective
Going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps" [ant: leading]
adjective
In the desired direction; "a following wind"
noun
A group of followers or enthusiasts [syn: following, followers]
noun
The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" [syn: pursuit, chase, pursual, following]

Definition of 'Following'

From: GCIDE
  • Follow \Fol"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Followed; p. pr. & vb. n. Following.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian, fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg[=e]n, G. folgen, Icel. fylgja, Sw. f["o]lja, Dan. f["o]lge, and perh. to E. folk.]
  • 1. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to accompany; to attend. [1913 Webster]
  • It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to pursue; to prosecute. [1913 Webster]
  • I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them. --Ex. xiv. 17. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey; to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow good advice. [1913 Webster]
  • Approve the best, and follow what I approve. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • Follow peace with all men. --Heb. xii. 14. [1913 Webster]
  • It is most agreeable to some men to follow their reason; and to others to follow their appetites. --J. Edwards. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To copy after; to take as an example. [1913 Webster]
  • We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we like not, than in defects resemble them whom we love. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference from a premise. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or force of, as of a course of thought or argument. [1913 Webster]
  • He followed with his eyes the flitting shade. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. [1913 Webster]
  • O, had I but followed the arts! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • O Antony! I have followed thee to this. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Follow board (Founding), a board on which the pattern and the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask. --Knight.
  • To follow the hounds, to hunt with dogs.
  • To follow suit (Card Playing), to play a card of the same suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow an example set.
  • To follow up, to pursue indefatigably.
  • Syn: Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany; succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain.
  • Usage: - To Follow, Pursue. To follow (v.t.) denotes simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite object; as, a hound pursues the deer. So a person follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who has escaped from prison. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Following'

From: GCIDE
  • Following \Fol"low*ing\, n.
  • 1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Vocation; business; profession. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Following'

From: GCIDE
  • Following \Fol"low*ing\, a.
  • 1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The four principal directions in the field of a telescope are north, south, following, preceding. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'following'

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Words containing 'Following'