Following - Definition

adj 1: about to be mentioned or specified; "the following items"
[syn: following(a), undermentioned]
2: immediately following in time or order; "the following day";
"next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the
list" [syn: following, next]
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" [ant:
leading]
4: in the desired direction; "a following wind"
n 1: a group of followers or enthusiasts [syn: following,
followers]
2: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the
culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" [syn:
pursuit, chase, pursual, following]