Definition of following

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Following (a.) Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day..

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Exemplifier :: Exemplifier (n.) One who exemplifies by following a pattern.
Successive :: Successive (a.) Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years; the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer..
Following :: Following (a.) Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day..
Second :: Second (a.) Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other..
Consecution :: Consecution (n.) A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence..
Bump :: Bump (n.) The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.
Champlain Period :: Champlain period () A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain.
Get :: Get (v. t.) To procure to be, or to cause to be in any state or condition; -- with a following participle..
Parcel :: Parcel (a. & adv.) Part or half; in part; partially. Shak. [Sometimes hyphened with the word following..
Hereinafter :: Hereinafter (adv.) In the following part of this (writing, document, speech, and the like)..
Sagacious :: Sagacious (a.) Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.
Pursuance :: Pursuance (n.) The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or after.
Prior :: Prior (a.) Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent; anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his marriage..
On :: On (prep.) At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded..
Compone :: Compone (a.) Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row; -- said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve. If there are two rows it is called counter-compony..
Fortieth :: Fortieth (a.) Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine units, things, or parts..
Literal :: Literal (a.) Following the letter or exact words; not free.
Pursuit :: Pursuit (v. t.) A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure..
Whittuesday :: Whittuesday (n.) The day following Whitmonday; -- called also Whitsun Tuesday.
To :: To (prep.) In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of application, to connects transitive verbs with their remoter or indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and neuter or passive verbs with a following noun which limits their action. Its sphere verges upon that of for, but it contains less the idea of design or appropriation; as, these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us keep this seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the taste; an event painful to the mind; duty
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