Meaning

4 senses
  1. A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.

    He had a loyal following.

    Anhänger, Anhängerschaft, Gefolge

    аудито́рияauditórija

    a group of followers or enthusiasts

  2. Vocation; business; profession.

  3. (with definite article)A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.

    The following is a recommendation letter from the president.

    The following are the three most important questions.

  4. An account which is followed.

    фолло́вингfollóving

Examples

969 sentences
  1. I think Tom is following me.

    Мені здається, Том за мною слідкує. — deniko

  2. Tom called Mary the following morning.

    Том зателефонував Мері наступного ранку. — deniko

  3. I think that Tom is following me.

    Мені здається, Том за мною слідкує. — deniko

  4. Are you following me?

    Ти мене розумієш? — deniko

    ruТы меня понимаешь? — marafon

    deKannst du mir folgen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. We're just following orders.

    Ми лише виконуємо накази. — deniko

    deWir führen nur Befehle aus. — shekitten

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a group of followers:
an account which is followed:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a group of followers:

Origin

By surface analysis, follow + -ing.

By surface analysis, follow + -ing.

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Forms

plural: followings
Singularfollowing
Pluralfollowings

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedfollow

Collocations

11 patterns
  • just following orders
  • someone was following
  • the following day
  • somebody was following
  • following orders
  • consider the following
  • until the following
  • stop following
  • has been following
  • following day
  • dog following

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
following — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto