Meaning of FOLLOWING
| Pronunciation: | | 'fâlowing
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- [n] the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
- [n] a group of followers or enthusiasts
- [adj] immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
- [adj] 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"
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FOLLOWING is a 9 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | chase, followers, next, pursuing, pursuit, shadowing, stalking, succeeding(a), tailing |
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| | Antonyms: | | leading | | |
| | See Also: | | afficionado, buff, claque, devotee, faithful, fan, fandom, hoi polloi, lover, mass, masses, motion, move, movement, multitude, people, shadowing, stalk, stalking, tailing, tracking, trailing | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Fol"low*ing\, n.
1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.
--Macaulay.
2. Vocation; business; profession.
\Fol"low*ing\, a.
1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held
on the following day.
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.
Note: The four principal directions in the field of a
telescope are north, south, following, preceding.
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