Translate following | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of following
preposition
coming after or as a result of:police are hunting for two men following a spate of robberies in the area
noun
1a body of supporters or admirers:he attracted a worldwide following
2 (
the following)
[treated as singular or plural] what follows or comes next:the following are both grammatically correct sentences
adjective
[attributive] 1next in time:the following day there was a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square about to be mentioned:you are required to provide us with the following information
2(of a wind or sea) blowing or moving in the same direction as the course of a vehicle or vessel.
