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following definition

fol·low·ing (fäl′ō iŋ)

adjective

  1. that follows; next after the following year
  2. to be mentioned immediately; to be dealt with next the following people were chosen
  3. moving in the same direction that a ship is moving: said of the tide or wind

noun

a group of followers or adherents

after following lunch he left
following Idioms

the following

  1. the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
  2. what follows

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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