following

Pronunciation: ['fɒlәuiŋ]

Average Rank: 767

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

n. 下列各项, 部下, 追随者 a. 下列的, 其次的

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. a group of followers or enthusiasts
  • s. about to be mentioned or specified
  • s. immediately following in time or order
  • a. going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: gk cet4 cet6 ky
Word Forms:
0: follow
1: i
Present Participle: following
Plural: followings

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#220

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 97.8% (Top 97.8% most frequent)
97.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#1672

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 83.3% (Top 83.3% most frequent)
83.3%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#410

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 95.9% (Top 95.9% most frequent)
95.9%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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