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following

adjective

being the one that comes immediately after another the following morning, I found the cat was gone Synonyms coming, ensuing, next, succeedingRelated Words consecutive, sequential, successive; posterior, subsequent; immediate; secondNear Antonyms anterior, former; past; lastAntonyms antecedent, foregoing, precedent, preceding, previous, prior

noun

1 a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person a prince with a large following to do practically everything for him Synonyms entourage, cortege, posse, retinue, suite, tail, trainRelated Words crew, personnel, staff; court; assistant, attendant, helper, retainer
2 a group of people showing intense devotion to a cause, person, or work (as a film) that rock star attracts quite a following Synonyms audience, followership, cultRelated Words discipleship; fandom
3 the act of going after or in the tracks of another took part in the following of the coyote Synonyms chase, chasing, dogging, pursuit, hounding, pursuing, shadowing, tagging, tailing, tracing, tracking, trailingRelated Words hot pursuit; tagging along; path, track, trail; search, seeking

preposition

subsequent to in time or order following the concert, there will be refreshments in the lobby Synonyms après, behind, below, after, next to, pastRelated Words sinceNear Antonyms toward (or towards)Antonyms afore [chiefly dialect], ahead of, before, ere, of, previous to, prior to, to