following

verb

To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.
Follow that car!
To go or come after in a sequence.
B follows A in the alphabet.
To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).
Follow these instructions to the letter.
To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc).
To understand, to pay attention to.
Do you follow me?
To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person.
I followed the incumbent throughout the election.
To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform.
If you want to see more of our articles, follow us on Twitter.
To be a logical consequence of something.
If you don't practise proper hygiene, illness is sure to follow.
To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling.

noun

A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
He had a loyal following.
Vocation; business; profession.
(with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.
The following are the three most important questions.

adjective

Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
See the following section.
About to be specified.
The following words have no definition [...]
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
The following wind sped us on our way.

preposition

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