Following

Word FOLLOWING
Character 9
Hyphenation fol low ing
Pronunciations /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Following"

What do we mean by following?

Coming next in time or order. adjective

Now to be enumerated. adjective

Blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft. Used of wind. adjective

A group or gathering of admirers, adherents, or disciples. noun

The item or items to be mentioned next. noun

Subsequent to; after. preposition

Immediately succeeding; coming next in order; ensuing: as, during the following week.

That is now to follow; now to be related, set forth, described, or explained: as, the following story I can vouch for; in the following order.

In naval architecture, said of the edge or end of a surface or blade, as a propeller blade, which is in the rear when moving through water: opposed to leading.

A body of followers, retainers, attendants, or supporters; the adherents, disciples, or imitators of a particular leader or system, considered collectively; the persons composing a sect or party that follows the lead of a chief, or is devoted to the same cause, body of principles, or system of teaching or action. noun

What one follows as an occupation or trade; vocation; calling; occupation. noun

Next after; succeeding; ensuing. adjective

(In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation). In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding. adjective

One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. noun

Vocation; business; profession. noun

Coming next, either in sequence or in time adjective

About to be specified adjective

Blowing in the direction of travel adjective

After, subsequent to. preposition

A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage. noun

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

To go or come after in a sequence.

To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).

To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).

To understand, to pay attention to.

To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.

To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.

To be a logical consequence of something.

To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

When some small bitchboy slides into your dms asking for a follow back Urban Dictionary

Saying that you will follow anyone who follows you for the sole purpose of increasing the number of followers you have in an attempt to appear more popular. This tactic is mainly used by middle-aged adults on tiktok who do not possess the ability to create relevant or humorous content and dream of the days when they had thousands of "friends" on Myspace. They have no idea how ridiculous their account looks with 10,000 followers and only 30,000 likes. Urban Dictionary

Some small bitchboy slides into your dms and asks you to follow back More commonly known and stands for FFF Urban Dictionary

Something only dickheads use. Urban Dictionary

Fake ass people who tend to follow every trend. These people tend to live a fake life because they have lost their own identity. Urban Dictionary

Follow for follow is mostly used in instagram, it means if someone follows you you follow them back Urban Dictionary

One who doesn't think for themselves. A follower, rather than decide what's right for them, will adopt the beliefs and opinions of another (or others). When they are in a group, they will adopt the belief systems, attitudes, and values of others in the group. They leech off the brain-power of others who'd rather think for themselves (and for others), and most likely don't use as many callories as others for their brain function. They contribute very little to society, and are really a kind of foot soldier or something like a worker bee. In a case where they might move from hanging around one group to another, they will completely change their attitudes, values, etc. and adopt the ones of the new group. Even if that means 'doing a 360.' They can be very suseptable to cults, and have no Urban Dictionary

Someone who has the inability to think for themself and does everything the "leader" of the group says. An empty shell of a person with no soul. Urban Dictionary

Usually this person will do anything to impress people, as pathetic as that is. Often, these follower types will target one or two people to be their "idols" this is not a good idea, these people will start to dislike you even more. None of this behavior is going to make you "cool." Urban Dictionary

In social media, especially Twitter, it is a subscription of sorts to celebrities, companies, or organizations in order to gain instant access to the thoughts or ideas of said subscription. Often seen or heard in commercials in which a company will ask consumers to follow them on Twitter. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Following

The word "following" in example sentences

This would result in twelve columns of equal number of cards, as seen in tableau, _but for the following conditions_: In dealing the first eight cards, count them as you deal, from one to eight, and when any card is suitable for a foundation, or to continue a foundation, play it, counting the next card as the _following number_. ❋ Adelaide Cadogan (N/A)

Mark Sanford served the remaining two years of his term following his admission of an affair with an Argentine woman and his misuse of state funds. ❋ Andy Ostroy (2011)

The rules for beginning school mean that a child reaches compulsory school age at the beginning of the term following their fifth birthday. ❋ Unknown (2011)

While Palin was not the first to use the term following the shooting -- Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds wrote about "The Arizona Tragedy and the Politics of Blood Libel" in the Wall Street Journal on Monday -- her celebrity brought it to national attention. ❋ Josh Fleet (2011)

To get you in the mood, we've put together an exclusive interview with Gibney, talking about the genesis of the movie, and his own "pain" his word following the 1986 Buckner flub. ❋ Kristin McCracken (2011)

Mr. Lieberman said on Wednesday that he looks forward to the opportunity to clear his name following police investigations against him that stretch back more than a decade. ❋ Joshua Mitnick (2011)

Ferguson's ire will be sparked on Sunday if Chelsea depart Old Trafford having turned United over and will intensify on 22 May if the champions go on to retain their title following proceedings here. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They changed their name following the September 2001 attacks in the United States to more closely ally themselves with the broader al-Qaida movement. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The one notable exception came in 1993 when Marseille beat Milan to lift the European Cup, but it was subsequently stripped of the title following a match-fixing scandal. ❋ Jonathan Clegg (2010)

The saga began a few days into his term following Barack Obama's speech in Cairo over a request for a freeze on new settlement construction in West Bank Jewish settlements to encourage peace talks with the Palestinians. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Your [the guy who asked] for [follow for follow]?" "[Wanna] do follow for follow?"=) ❋ XBloody_zoeX (2021)

Middle-aged tiktoker: 24 hour follow challenge([follow for follow]), you [follow me], I'll follow you... *Relevance has left [the app]* ❋ @Console_Harmony (2019)

"Your [the guy who asked] for [follow for follow]?" ❋ XBloody_zoeX (2021)

Follow for Follow? [I want] my fucking [Fortnite] instagram-account to [grow] ❋ A Nony Mous E (2019)

A lot of [Nigeria] people are [follow-follow] [peeps]. ❋ Femzy (2020)

follow for follow [anyone]? ❋ Younaaammmeeeit (2017)

Sean's was a follower who's friends all liked capitalism, [Fords], and were [pro-abortion]. The follower then moved towns and made new friends who were hippies, and he then adopted their values, etc. Including [anarcho-communism], having anti-"consumerism," values etc. Then he met up with some Scientologists, went along with what they had to say - without proof -and became pro-abortion but more socialist. The follower had very little ability to think for himself and be indipendant in mind. ❋ I'd Rather Think Than Feel. (2010)

(person #1) is such a follower he does [everything] (person #2) does [without] [question] ❋ Dooooobies (2009)

All of you Followers/[Loners]/Social Misfits/Whatever you perfer: "[impressing]" people usually gets you no where, if no one likes you there are other ways to get noticed besides pissing people. If you are smart you'll be [greatful] for the few people who give you the time of day and not project this annoying and sad behavior on them. ❋ Nicole AC (2005)

Girl 1: "I'm following [Kim Kardashian] on Twitter because I love her [ideas]." Girl 2: "Yeah, I like following [Sarah Palin] just to see what words she's gonna make up next." ❋ Hobbithumper (2011)

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