- The definition of following is coming next.
An example of following is the 5th grade to the 4th grade.
- A following is defined as a group of admirers.
An example of a following is a group of people who love a particular author.
- Following is defined as after.
An example of following used as a preposition is in the sentence, "Following lunch, the children played outside," which means that the children played outside after lunch.
- that follows; next after: the following year
- to be mentioned immediately; to be dealt with next: the following people were chosen
- moving in the same direction that a ship is moving: said of the tide or wind
- the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- what follows
- Coming next in time or order: in the following chapter.
- Now to be enumerated: The following people will report for duty.
- Blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft. Used of wind.
- A group or gathering of admirers, adherents, or disciples: a lecturer with a large following.
- The item or items to be mentioned next: Please buy the following: milk, bread, and eggs.
(Senses 1, 2) When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the, and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like the following two remarks instead of the two following remarks.