following

1 of 3

adjective

fol·low·ing ˈfä-lə-wiŋ How to pronounce following (audio)

: being next in order or time

the following day

: listed or shown next

trains will leave at the following times

following

2 of 3

noun

: a group of followers, adherents, or partisans

following

3 of 3

preposition

: subsequent to

following the lecture tea was served

Example Sentences

Adjective She found a good job, and moved into a new house the following year. We met again the following day. Trains will leave at the following times: 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. If you have questions or comments, please write to us at the following address: P.O. Box 234,…. Noun The band has a large and devoted following in Japan. The movement quickly gained a following among young people. Preposition Following the lecture, refreshments were served. We were tired for a few days following our trip. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The screenings will take place from Noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the following locations: Fitness Pointe, 9550 Calumet Ave.

Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 This suspect is believed to be responsible for at least 12 food truck robberies at the following locations across the city between Aug. 9 and Aug. 21, with at least three incidents unfolding on Aug. 10 alone.

Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022 The incidents took place at the following locations: • 4400 block of West Irving Park Road on July 16, 2022, at 3:28 p.m.

Dia Gill, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 The following locations will be open on weekdays (Monday - Friday) from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., and will open on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2022 The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services will open the following locations as cooling centers.

Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2022 The following northeast wedding locations offer a rustic charm that is hard to duplicate at more formal venues.

Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 July 2022 The following slide showed baby Lucy dressed in a colorful floral print onesie with flared sleeves.

Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 The following bus routes will operate regularly: 415/420 Greenfield/Southfield, 730 10 Mile, 740 12 Mile, 760 13 Mile, 14 Mile and 780 15 Mile.

Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2022

Noun

In 2021, Mitchell married Haley Cruse, a professional softball player who starred at Oregon and has her own following.

Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022 And most of all Mr. Holm, who is half Swedish, worked on social media campaigns for his favorite Swedish soccer team, helping build up its online following and a statue of the team’s founder.

New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Then, build on it and post as often as possible to grow your following.

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Emma shared a photo of herself enjoying one of Keith's concerts with her huge following of over 18 million fans on Instagram.

Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 11 Aug. 2022 Beyoncé is great at mirroring the mood and energy of her massive following.

Susan X Jane, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2022 Since joining DeSantis, her Twitter following has grown more than tenfold, to nearly 177,000 as of this week.

Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 This polarizing design philosophy has won FromSoftware a devoted following — but also a small cadre of detractors who have described the company’s games as alienating.

Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 As if straight out of a Western, this twist on rodeo wear already has a cult-like following, including celebrities and street style stars.

Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

following 1 of 4

adjective

as in next

being the one that comes immediately after another the following morning, I found the cat was gone

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

next
coming
ensuing
subsequent
second
succeeding
successive
on deck
consecutive
sequential
posterior
immediate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

previous
prior
foregoing
precedent
preceding
former
past
last
antecedent
anterior

following

2 of 4

noun

as in entourage

a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person a prince with a large following to do practically everything for him

Synonyms & Similar Words

entourage
suite
crew
posse
staff
train
personnel
retinue
cortege
tail
cortège
court
attendant
assistant
helper
retainer

as in audience

a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film) that rock star attracts quite a following

Synonyms & Similar Words

audience
cult
followership
discipleship
fandom

as in pursuit

the act of going after or in the tracks of another took part in the following of the coyote

Synonyms & Similar Words

pursuit
tracking
pursuing
tracing
search
trailing
chasing
tailing
shadowing
chase
tagging
hounding
hot pursuit
dogging
seeking
trail
path
track
tagging along

following

3 of 4

preposition

as in after

subsequent to in time or order following the concert, there will be refreshments in the lobby

Synonyms & Similar Words

after
behind
below
past
since
après
next to

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

before
of
prior to
previous to
to
afore
towards
ere
toward
ahead of

following

4 of 4

verb

present participle of follow

as in succeeding

to come after in time a wrap-up always follows the Super Bowl broadcast

Synonyms & Similar Words

succeeding
replacing
ensuing
superseding
supervening
postdating
supplanting
displacing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

preceding
antedating
predating

as in pursuing

to go after or on the track of let's follow the boys to their hiding place

Synonyms & Similar Words

pursuing
tracking
accompanying
chasing
tracing
trailing
escorting
tailing
tagging
running after
watching
hounding
shadowing
running
dogging
coursing
seeking
hunting
observing
bird-dogging
chaperoning
eyeing
eying
searching (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

leading
guiding
heading
piloting

as in obeying

to act according to the commands of follow me, and you'll do OK

Synonyms & Similar Words

obeying
observing
regarding
hearing
abiding by
keeping to
watching
taking
attending
conforming (to)
heeding
adhering (to)
goose-stepping (to)
noticing
minding
complying (with)
noting
falling in with
marking
surrendering (to)
submitting (to)
yielding (to)
deferring (to)
acceding (to)
agreeing (to)
acquiescing (to)
assenting (to)
listening (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

leading
defying
disobeying
challenging
ignoring
refusing
directing
daring
renouncing
disregarding
repudiating
rebelling (against)
dismissing
disobliging
breaking
violating
brushing (off)
passing over
overlooking
opposing
tuning out
mocking
winking (at)
fighting
resisting
breaching
deriding
flouting
transgressing
withstanding
contesting
infringing
combating
scorning
scoffing (at)
poohing
bucking
combatting
pooh-poohing
shrugging off
disputing
overpassing
revolting (against)
mutinying (against)

as in traversing

to make one's way through, across, or over followed the path into the garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

traversing
crossing
covering
tracking
walking
navigating
traveling
travelling
hiking
going
riding
peregrinating
transiting
passing (over)
coursing
running
perambulating
proceeding (along)
cutting (across)
treading
tramping
traipsing
crisscrossing

as in noting

to take notice of and be guided by don't follow his advice

Synonyms & Similar Words

noting
regarding
obeying
observing
considering
heeding
respecting
watching
hearing
pondering
contemplating
seeing
listening (to)
mulling
keeping
weighing
noticing
minding
marking
conforming (to)
hearkening (to)
complying (with)
harkening (to)
attending (to)
harking (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignoring
disregarding
dismissing
neglecting
tuning out
defying
discounting
brushing (aside or off)
passing over
glossing (over)
poohing
scorning
flouting
shrugging off
glozing (over)
pooh-poohing
snubbing
slighting

as in observing

to keep one's eyes on stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight

Synonyms & Similar Words

observing
watching
eyeing
eying
viewing
regarding
seeing
looking
monitoring
staring
studying
having one's eye on
goggling
waking
gazing
beholding
glaring
perceiving
looking on
gawking
gaping
peering
guarding
warding
glancing
glimpsing
peeping
spying
rubbernecking
peeking
espying
bird-dogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

winking
blinking

单词	following
释义	following 1 of 3 adjective fol·low·ing ˈfä-lə-wiŋ 1 : being next in order or time the following day 2 : listed or shown next trains will leave at the following times following 2 of 3 noun : a group of followers, adherents, or partisans following 3 of 3 preposition : subsequent to following the lecture tea was served Synonyms Adjective coming ensuing next succeeding Noun cortege cortège entourage posse retinue suite tail train Preposition after après behind below next to past See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective She found a good job, and moved into a new house the following year. We met again the following day. Trains will leave at the following times: 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. If you have questions or comments, please write to us at the following address: P.O. Box 234,…. Noun The band has a large and devoted following in Japan. The movement quickly gained a following among young people. Preposition Following the lecture, refreshments were served. We were tired for a few days following our trip. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The screenings will take place from Noon to 4 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the following locations: Fitness Pointe, 9550 Calumet Ave. Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 This suspect is believed to be responsible for at least 12 food truck robberies at the following locations across the city between Aug. 9 and Aug. 21, with at least three incidents unfolding on Aug. 10 alone. Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022 The incidents took place at the following locations: • 4400 block of West Irving Park Road on July 16, 2022, at 3:28 p.m. Dia Gill, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 The following locations will be open on weekdays (Monday - Friday) from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., and will open on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2022 The Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services will open the following locations as cooling centers. Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2022 The following northeast wedding locations offer a rustic charm that is hard to duplicate at more formal venues. Roger Sands, Forbes, 19 July 2022 The following slide showed baby Lucy dressed in a colorful floral print onesie with flared sleeves. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 The following bus routes will operate regularly: 415/420 Greenfield/Southfield, 730 10 Mile, 740 12 Mile, 760 13 Mile, 14 Mile and 780 15 Mile. Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2022 Noun In 2021, Mitchell married Haley Cruse, a professional softball player who starred at Oregon and has her own following. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022 And most of all Mr. Holm, who is half Swedish, worked on social media campaigns for his favorite Swedish soccer team, helping build up its online following and a statue of the team’s founder. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Then, build on it and post as often as possible to grow your following. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Emma shared a photo of herself enjoying one of Keith's concerts with her huge following of over 18 million fans on Instagram. Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 11 Aug. 2022 Beyoncé is great at mirroring the mood and energy of her massive following. Susan X Jane, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2022 Since joining DeSantis, her Twitter following has grown more than tenfold, to nearly 177,000 as of this week. Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 27 July 2022 This polarizing design philosophy has won FromSoftware a devoted following — but also a small cadre of detractors who have described the company’s games as alienating. Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 As if straight out of a Western, this twist on rodeo wear already has a cult-like following, including celebrities and street style stars. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined above Preposition 1841, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing following the following the following Kids Definition following 1 of 3 adjective fol·low·ing ˈfä-lə-wiŋ : coming just after the following page following 2 of 3 noun : a group of fans or supporters following 3 of 3 preposition : right after Questions will be taken following the presentation. following 1 of 4 adjective as in next being the one that comes immediately after another the following morning, I found the cat was gone Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance next coming ensuing subsequent second succeeding successive on deck consecutive sequential posterior immediate Antonyms & Near Antonyms previous prior foregoing precedent preceding former past last antecedent anterior See More following 2 of 4 noun 1 as in entourage a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person a prince with a large following to do practically everything for him Synonyms & Similar Words entourage suite crew posse staff train personnel retinue cortege tail cortège court attendant assistant helper retainer 2 as in audience a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film) that rock star attracts quite a following Synonyms & Similar Words audience cult followership discipleship fandom 3 as in pursuit the act of going after or in the tracks of another took part in the following of the coyote Synonyms & Similar Words pursuit tracking pursuing tracing search trailing chasing tailing shadowing chase tagging hounding hot pursuit dogging seeking trail path track tagging along following 3 of 4 preposition as in after subsequent to in time or order following the concert, there will be refreshments in the lobby Synonyms & Similar Words after behind below past since après next to Antonyms & Near Antonyms before of prior to previous to to afore towards ere toward ahead of See More following 4 of 4 verb present participle of follow 1 as in succeeding to come after in time a wrap-up always follows the Super Bowl broadcast Synonyms & Similar Words succeeding replacing ensuing superseding supervening postdating supplanting displacing Antonyms & Near Antonyms preceding antedating predating 2 as in pursuing to go after or on the track of let's follow the boys to their hiding place Synonyms & Similar Words pursuing tracking accompanying chasing tracing trailing escorting tailing tagging running after watching hounding shadowing running dogging coursing seeking hunting observing bird-dogging chaperoning eyeing eying searching (for) Antonyms & Near Antonyms leading guiding heading piloting 3 as in obeying to act according to the commands of follow me, and you'll do OK Synonyms & Similar Words obeying observing regarding hearing abiding by keeping to watching taking attending conforming (to) heeding adhering (to) goose-stepping (to) noticing minding complying (with) noting falling in with marking surrendering (to) submitting (to) yielding (to) deferring (to) acceding (to) agreeing (to) acquiescing (to) assenting (to) listening (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms leading defying disobeying challenging ignoring refusing directing daring renouncing disregarding repudiating rebelling (against) dismissing disobliging breaking violating brushing (off) passing over overlooking opposing tuning out mocking winking (at) fighting resisting breaching deriding flouting transgressing withstanding contesting infringing combating scorning scoffing (at) poohing bucking combatting pooh-poohing shrugging off disputing overpassing revolting (against) mutinying (against) See More 4 as in traversing to make one's way through, across, or over followed the path into the garden Synonyms & Similar Words traversing crossing covering tracking walking navigating traveling travelling hiking going riding peregrinating transiting passing (over) coursing running perambulating proceeding (along) cutting (across) treading tramping traipsing crisscrossing 5 as in noting to take notice of and be guided by don't follow his advice Synonyms & Similar Words noting regarding obeying observing considering heeding respecting watching hearing pondering contemplating seeing listening (to) mulling keeping weighing noticing minding marking conforming (to) hearkening (to) complying (with) harkening (to) attending (to) harking (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignoring disregarding dismissing neglecting tuning out defying discounting brushing (aside or off) passing over glossing (over) poohing scorning flouting shrugging off glozing (over) pooh-poohing snubbing slighting See More 6 as in observing to keep one's eyes on stood on the platform and followed the departing train until it disappeared from sight Synonyms & Similar Words observing watching eyeing eying viewing regarding seeing looking monitoring staring studying having one's eye on goggling waking gazing beholding glaring perceiving looking on gawking gaping peering guarding warding glancing glimpsing peeping spying rubbernecking peeking espying bird-dogging Antonyms & Near Antonyms winking blinking
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