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following

following - adjective

The body of persons who admire a public personality, especially an entertainer: audience, public. See like.
A group of attendants or followers: entourage, retinue, suite, train. See over.

To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind: dog, shadow, track, trail. Informal bird-dog, tail. See precede.
To act in conformity with: abide by, adhere, carry out, comply, conform, keep, mind, obey, observe. See accept. same.
To take as a model or make conform to a model: copy, emulate, imitate, model(on, upon, or after), pattern(on, upon, or after). See same.
To occur after in time: ensue, succeed, supervene. See precede. time.
To occur as a consequence: attend, ensue, result. See cause. precede.
To perceive and recognize the meaning of: accept, apprehend, catch(on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand. Informal savvy. Slang dig. Chiefly British twig. Scots ken. See understand.

To strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action: follow up, pursue. See continue.

To strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action: follow through, pursue. See continue.