FOLLOWING
\fˈɒlə͡ʊɪŋ], \fˈɒləʊɪŋ], \f_ˈɒ_l_əʊ_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of FOLLOWING
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
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in the desired direction; "a following wind"
By Princeton University
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the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
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in the desired direction; "a following wind"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.
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Vocation; business; profession.
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Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.
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(In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.
By Oddity Software
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One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.
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Vocation; business; profession.
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Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.
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(In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.
By Noah Webster.
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Vocation or calling; disciples or adherents collectively.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Body of followers or retainer; a sect or party following the lead of their chief; body of adherents or disciples; body of attendants; vocation; calling; occupation; "In every age men in general attend more to their own immediate pursuits and followings than to the claims of discontented factions."-Sharon Turner.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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