fol·low·ing  /ˈfɒloʊɪŋ/

noun

1. a group of followers or enthusiasts

synset: following, 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"

synset: pursuit, chase, pursual, following

adj

1. about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items"

synset: following, undermentioned

2. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

synset: following, next

3. 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"

synset: following

antonym: leading

4. in the desired direction; "a following wind"

synset: following

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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