Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Coming next, either in sequence or in time.

    See the following section.

    folgend, anschließend, nachstehend

    сле́дующийslédujuščij

    насту́пнийnastúpnyj

  2. (not comparable)About to be specified.

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    folgend, nachstehend

    сле́дующийslédujuščij

    about to be mentioned or specified

  3. (not comparable)Blowing in the direction of travel, as opposed to headwind; downwind.

    The following wind sped us on our way.

    folgend

    попу́тныйpopútnyj

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

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
next in sequence or time:
Русский
By meaning 2
next in sequence or time:
wind blowing in the direction of travel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
next in sequence or time:

Origin

By surface analysis, follow + -ing.

By surface analysis, follow + -ing.

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Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • about to be mentioned or specified:undermentioned
  • immediately following in time or order:next

Antonyms

23 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

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