verb

1. To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction.

   “Follow that car!”

2. To go or come after in a sequence.

   “B follows A in the alphabet.”

3. To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.).

   “Follow these instructions to the letter.”

Synonyms: ensue, pursue, tail, trail, succeed

noun

1. A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.

   “He had a loyal following.”

2. Vocation; business; profession.

3. (with definite article, treated as singular or plural) A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after.

   “The following are the three most important questions.”

adjective

1. Coming next, either in sequence or in time.

   “See the following section.”

2. About to be specified.

   “The following words have no definition [...]”

3. (of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.

   “The following wind sped us on our way.”

Synonyms: undermentioned, succeeding

preposition

1. After, subsequent to.

   “Following the meeting, we all had a chat.”