following

  • 1following — n Following, clientele, public, audience are comparable when they denote the body of persons who attach themselves to another especially as disciples, patrons, or admirers. Following is the most comprehensive term, applicable to a group that… …

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  • 2Following — Following, le suiveur Données clés Titre original Following Réalisation Christopher Nolan Scénario Christopher Nolan Sociétés de production Next Wave Films Syncopy Pays d’origine …

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  • 3Following — Fol low*ing, a. 1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth s… …

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  • 4Following — Fol low*ing, n. 1. One s followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Vocation; business; profession. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5following — index ancillary (subsidiary), business (occupation), consequential (deducible), continuous, deductible ( …

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  • 6following — (n.) c.1300, action of the verb FOLLOW (Cf. follow). Meaning a body of disciples or retainers is from mid 15c …

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  • 7following — [[t]fɒ̱loʊɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦ followings 1) PREP Following a particular event means after that event. In the centuries following Christ s death, Christians genuinely believed the world was about to end... Following a day of medical research, the… …

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  • 8following — fol|low|ing1 [ falouıŋ ] function word *** Following can be used in these ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Following months of uncertainty, the government has finally announced its decision. as an adjective (only before a noun): She… …

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  • 9following — I UK [ˈfɒləʊɪŋ] / US [ˈfɑloʊɪŋ] adjective, preposition, pronoun *** Summary: Following can be used in these ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Following months of uncertainty, the government has finally announced its decision. as an… …

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  • 10following — fol|low|ing1 W1S2 [ˈfɔləuıŋ US ˈfa:lou ] adj 1.) the following afternoon/month/page/chapter etc the next afternoon, month etc ≠ ↑preceding ▪ He was sick in the evening, but the following day he was better. 2.) the following example/way etc the… …

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