The following chapter of the geology textbook explains how tectonic plates shape mountain ranges.
地质学教科书的下一章解释了构造板块如何塑造山脉。
While researching, a student took the following notes:
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
A researcher studying commute times collected the following data on average one-way commute time by transportation mode in a mid-sized city:
From a Command of Evidence: Quantitative question · Information and Ideas
A student is writing a report about a species of frog and has taken the following notes:
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “following”?
C — Coming after or as a result of. “following” means coming after or as a result of.
Which word means “coming after or as a result of”?
A — following. “following” means coming after or as a result of.
following — coming after or as a result of. In Chinese: 接下来的.
following is pronounced /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/.
The following chapter of the geology textbook explains how tectonic plates shape mountain ranges. (地质学教科书的下一章解释了构造板块如何塑造山脉。)
subsequent, ensuing, next — all close in meaning to following (coming after or as a result of).
previous, preceding — each the opposite of following (coming after or as a result of).
Yes. following is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.