following

/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

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.
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
Vocation; business; profession.
(with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
About to be specified.
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
After, subsequent to.

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