following
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a group of followers or enthusiasts
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- buff member meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- follow derivation
- pursue derivation
- chase derivation
- chase after derivation
Sense 3 adjective
immediately following in time or order
the following day
Related & opposite
- succeedinga similar to
Sense 4 adjective
going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adopt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | follow |
| 1 | member meronym | Parts & wholes | buff |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | masses |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | claque |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | faithful |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fandom |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | follow |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pursue |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chase |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chase after |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | trailing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | shadowing |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stalking |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | succeedinga |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | leading |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | pursuing |