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following
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As an adjective, following means coming next, either in sequence or in time. As a preposition, it means after, subsequent to.
Meanings of following
11 meaningsadjective
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
“See the following section.”
About to be specified.
“The following words have no definition [...]”
of a windBlowing in the direction of travel.
“The following wind sped us on our way.”
Immediately following in time or order
“the following day”
“next in line”
“the next president”
Similar: nextGoing 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”
preposition
After, subsequent to.
“Following the meeting, we all had a chat.”
noun
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
“He had a loyal following.”
Vocation; business; profession.
with definite articletreated as singularpluralA 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.”
social mediaAn account which is followed.
verb
Present participle of follow
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).