following

fol·low·ing  (fl-ng)

adj.

1. Coming next in time or order: in the following chapter.

2. Now to be enumerated: The following people will report for duty.

3. Blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or an aircraft. Used of wind.

n.

A group or gathering of admirers, adherents, or disciples: a lecturer with a large following.

prep.

Subsequent to; after: Following dinner, brandy was served in the study.

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following

Adjective

1. about to be mentioned

2. next in time

3. (of winds or currents) moving in the same direction as a vessel

prep

as a result of: uncertainty following the collapse of communism

Noun

a group of supporters or enthusiasts

USAGE: The use of following to mean as a result of is very common in journalism, but should be avoided in other kinds of writing.

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Following followers, 1450; adherents collectively.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	following - a group of followers or enthusiasts followers hoi polloi, masses, the great unwashed, multitude, people, mass - the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people" claque - a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance faithful - any loyal and steadfast following fandom - the fans of a sport or famous person buff, devotee, lover, fan - an ardent follower and admirer
	2.	following - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" chase, pursual, pursuit movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" tracking, trailing - the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind shadowing, tailing - the act of following someone secretly stalking, stalk - the act of following prey stealthily
Adj.	1.	following - about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" undermentioned succeeding - coming after or following
	2.	following - immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" next succeeding - coming after or following
	3.	following - 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" leading - going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way; "we rode in the leading car"; "the leading edge of technology"
	4.	following - in the desired direction; "a following wind" favorable, favourable - (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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following

adjective 1. next, subsequent, successive, ensuing, coming, later, succeeding, specified, consequent, consequential

adjective 2. coming, about to be mentioned

noun 3. supporters, backing, public, support, train, fans, audience, circle, suite, patronage, clientele, entourage, coterie, retinue

Translations

following [ˈfɔləuɪŋ] adj → siguiente

n → seguidores mpl

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following [ˈfɔləuɪŋ] follow adj → suivant(e)

n → partisans mpl, disciples mpl

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following [ˈfɔləuɪŋ] follow adj → folgend

n → Anhängerschaft f

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following [ˈfɔləuɪŋ] adj → seguente, successivo/a

n → seguito, discepoli mpl