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FOLLOWING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
Example:
the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
Synonyms:
chase; following; pursual; pursuit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("following" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "following"):
tracking; trailing (the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind)
shadowing; tailing (the act of following someone secretly)
stalk; stalking (the act of following prey stealthily)
Derivation:
follow (to travel behind, go after, come after)
follow (follow in or as if in pursuit)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A group of followers or enthusiasts
Synonyms:
followers; following
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("following" is a kind of...):
hoi polloi; mass; masses; multitude; people; the great unwashed (the common people generally)
Meronyms (members of "following"):
buff; devotee; fan; lover (an ardent follower and admirer)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "following"):
claque (a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance)
faithful (any loyal and steadfast following)
fandom (the fans of a sport or famous person)
Derivation:
follow (choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans)
follow (accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
About to be mentioned or specified
Example:
the following items
Synonyms:
following; undermentioned
Classified under:
Similar:
succeeding (coming after or following)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Immediately following in time or order
Example:
the next item on the list
Synonyms:
following; next
Classified under:
Similar:
succeeding (coming after or following)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
Example:
tried to outrun the following footsteps
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
pursuing (following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit)
Antonym:
leading (going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way)
Sense 4
Meaning:
In the desired direction
Example:
a following wind
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
favorable; favourable ((of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb follow
Context examples:
It has always been late in the evening when they have been missed, and on two occasions the children have not been found until early in the following morning.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Following the cook’s instructions, I had gone into Wolf Larsen’s state-room to put it to rights and make the bed.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Mitotic kinesins or microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) are ATP-powered proteins that convert energy into a mechanical force along the microtubule structure following the hydrolysis of ATP, which occurs during microtubule polymerization.
(Mitotic Kinesin Modulator, NCI Thesaurus)
A natural number following 999999 and preceding 1000001 and the quantity that it denotes: one thousand thousands.
(Million, NCI Thesaurus)
It includes the following clinicopathological entities: adenofibroma, adenomyoma, Mullerian adenosarcoma, and malignant mixed mesodermal (Mullerian) tumor.
(Mixed Mesodermal (Mullerian) Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
The PR following block is shorter than the PR immediately preceding block.
(Mobitz I, NCI Thesaurus)
An indication that a change in treatment or a change to a device will be required following an adverse event.
(Modification or Adjustment, NCI Thesaurus)
A Hodgkin lymphoma that has metastasized to the cerebral hemisphere following the initial presentation in another nodal or extranodal site.
(Metastatic Hodgkin Lymphoma to Cerebral Hemisphere, NCI Thesaurus)
Wilms tumor arising in the remaining kidney following treatment of the original Wilms tumor.
(Metachronous Wilms Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder seen following cancer chemotherapy.
(Alkylating Agent-Related Myelodysplastic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
