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following
(mass) | following
- nasledujúci |
following
(encz) | following,následování n: Zdeněk Brož |
following
(encz) | following,následující Hynek Hanke |
following
(encz) | following,publikum Pavel Machek; Giza |
Following
(gcide) | Follow \Fol"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Followed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Following.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian,
fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg[=e]n, G.
folgen, Icel. fylgja, Sw. f["o]lja, Dan. f["o]lge, and perh.
to E. folk.]
1. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or
direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to
accompany; to attend.
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It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. --Shak.
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2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to
pursue; to prosecute.
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I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they
shall follow them. --Ex. xiv. 17.
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3. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey;
to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow
good advice.
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Approve the best, and follow what I approve.
--Milton.
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Follow peace with all men. --Heb. xii.
14.
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It is most agreeable to some men to follow their
reason; and to others to follow their appetites.
--J. Edwards.
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4. To copy after; to take as an example.
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We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we
like not, than in defects resemble them whom we
love. --Hooker.
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5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.
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6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference
from a premise.
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7. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed
upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in
progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to
keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or
force of, as of a course of thought or argument.
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He followed with his eyes the flitting shade.
--Dryden.
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8. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely,
as a profession or calling.
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O, had I but followed the arts! --Shak.
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O Antony! I have followed thee to this. --Shak.
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Follow board (Founding), a board on which the pattern and
the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask.
--Knight.
To follow the hounds, to hunt with dogs.
To follow suit (Card Playing), to play a card of the same
suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow
an example set.
To follow up, to pursue indefatigably.
Syn: Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany;
succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain.
Usage: - To Follow, Pursue. To follow (v.t.) denotes
simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with
earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite
object; as, a hound pursues the deer. So a person
follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a
journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who
has escaped from prison.
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Following
(gcide) | Following \Fol"low*ing\, n.
1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.
--Macaulay.
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2. Vocation; business; profession.
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Following
(gcide) | Following \Fol"low*ing\, a.
1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held
on the following day.
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2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction
from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of
the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following
or south following. In the direction toward which stars
appear to move is called preceding.
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Note: The four principal directions in the field of a
telescope are north, south, following, preceding.
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following
(wn) | following
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] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
following
(mass) | following
- nasledujúci |
following
(encz) | following,následování n: Zdeněk Brožfollowing,následující Hynek Hankefollowing,publikum Pavel Machek; Giza |
followings
(encz) | followings,následky n: pl. Zdeněk Brožfollowings,stoupenci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Following edge
(gcide) | Following edge \Following edge\ (A["e]ronautics)
See Advancing-edge, above.
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Following surface
(gcide) | Following surface \Following surface\ (A["e]ronautics)
See Advancing-surface, above.
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North following
(gcide) | North \North\, a.
Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a
northern direction from the point of observation or
reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the
north.
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North following. See Following, a., 2.
North pole, that point in the heavens, or on the earth,
ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.
North preceding. See Following, a., 2.
North star, the star toward which the north pole of the
earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems
fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha)
of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being
distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25', and from year to
year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also
Cynosura, polestar, and by astronomers, Polaris.
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following
(wn) | following
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] |
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