1. (

• following ,
• followers

) a group of followers or enthusiasts ;

2. (

• pursuit ,
• chase ,
• pursual ,
• following ,

) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" ;

1. (

• following ,
• undermentioned

) about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" ;

2. (

• following ,
• next

) immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" ;

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" ;

4. (

• following

) in the desired direction; "a following wind" ;