Collocations for "following"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "following" in context.
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follow
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- follow your [dreams, heart]
- follow a [car, taxi, suspect, player]
- follow [the rules, the directions, these instructions, these steps, the guidelines]
- follow the [road, highway] to
- followed her home
- followed them into [town, the building, the forest]
- follow his [example, lead, advice]
- follow the [conversation, logic]
- follow the [leader, vehicle in front]
- [easy, difficult, hard] to follow
- [do, could] not follow (what he was saying)
- could not follow the [match, argument, proceedings, movie]
- (please) follow me
- please follow [up, through]
- follow up with [the project, your employee]
- follow through with the [project, work]
- follow in order
- following on from [our conversation, yesterday's meeting]
- followed by another
- [flooding, panic] followed the [storm, tidal wave]
- there followed a [brief silence, long period]
- (fail to) follow suit
- [must, have to] follow suit
'following' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
December
- May
- Monday
- November
- October
- Sunday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- advent
- amendment
- apparent
- argument
- article
- authorization
- ballot
- bishop
- captain
- carpet
- claim
- clarification
- climax
- closely
- command
- commonly
- complete
- completion
- conductor
- consciousness
- consent
- consider
- consulation
- consult
- conversation
- conversion
- correspondence
- count
- courtesy
- creep
- default
- depressed
- despair
- detection
- diagnosis
- diagram
- diet
- discussion
- disregard
- disruption
- disturbance
- divine