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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: following
following
adj 1: 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” [ant:
leading]
2: in the desired direction;
“a following wind” [syn:
following(a)]
3: immediately following in time or order;
“the following day”;
“next in line”;
“the next president”;
“the next item on
the list” [syn:
next]
4: about to be mentioned or specified;
“the following items”
[syn:
following(a),
undermentioned]
n 1: a group of followers or enthusiasts [syn:
followers]
2: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture;
“the culprit started to run and the cop took off in
pursuit” [syn:
pursuit,
chase]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Following
Follow
\Fol"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Followed; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Following.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian,
fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg[=e]n, G.
folgen, Icel. fylgja, Sw. f["o]lja, Dan. f["o]lge, and perh.
to E. folk.]
1. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or
direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to
accompany; to attend.
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It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. --Shak.
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2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to
pursue; to prosecute.
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I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they
shall follow them. --Ex. xiv. 17.
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3. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey;
to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow
good advice.
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Approve the best, and follow what I approve.
--Milton.
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Follow peace with all men. --Heb. xii.
14.
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It is most agreeable to some men to follow their
reason; and to others to follow their appetites.
--J. Edwards.
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4. To copy after; to take as an example.
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We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we
like not, than in defects resemble them whom we
love. --Hooker.
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5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
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6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference
from a premise.
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7. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed
upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in
progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to
keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or
force of, as of a course of thought or argument.
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He followed with his eyes the flitting shade.
--Dryden.
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8. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely,
as a profession or calling.
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O, had I but followed the arts! --Shak.
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O Antony! I have followed thee to this. --Shak.
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Follow board (Founding), a board on which the pattern and
the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask.
--Knight.
To follow the hounds, to hunt with dogs.
To follow suit (Card Playing), to play a card of the same
suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow
an example set.
To follow up, to pursue indefatigably.
Syn: Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany;
succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain.
Usage: - To
Follow,
Pursue. To follow (v.t.) denotes
simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with
earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite
object; as, a hound pursues the deer. So a person
follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a
journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who
has escaped from prison.
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Following
\Fol"low*ing\, n.
1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.
--Macaulay.
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2. Vocation; business; profession.
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Following
\Fol"low*ing\, a.
1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held
on the following day.
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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.
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Note: The four principal directions in the field of a
telescope are north, south, following, preceding.
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