Thesaurus: following

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Follow
2. n. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.
3. n. Vocation; business; profession.
4. a. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.
5. a. (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.
6. adj. about to be mentioned or specified
7. adj. immediately following in time or order
8. adj. going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
9. adj. in the desired direction
10. n. a group of followers or enthusiasts
11. n. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
12. 1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively. Macaulay. 2. Vocation; business; profession. 1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day. 2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the erth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding. Note: The four principal directions in the field of a telescope are north, south, following, preceding.