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noun : FOLLOWING
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a group of followers or enthusiasts ;
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2. (
) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" ;
verb : FOLLOWING
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" ;
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2. (
) be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" ;
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3. (
) come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" ;
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4. (
) travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail" ;
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6. (
) come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" ;
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7. (
) behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" ;
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8. (
) be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following" ;
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10. (
) to bring something about at a later time than; "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period" ;
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11. (
) imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" ;
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13. (
) follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" ;
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14. (
) be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" ;
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15. (
) perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" ;
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16. (
) keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies" ;
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18. (
) accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years" ;
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19. (
) adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion" ;
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23. (
) grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow" ;
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24. (
) keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" ;
Adjective : FOLLOWING
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" ;
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2. (
) immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" ;
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3. (
) going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps" ;
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4. (
) in the desired direction; "a following wind" ;
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