following
adjective, preposition/ˈfɒləʊɪŋ/CEFR B1পরবর্তী, নিম্নলিখিত; পরে
Meaning
Coming next, listed below, or after a particular event.
Example sentences
- Answer the following questions.নিচের প্রশ্নগুলোর উত্তর দাও।
- The office reopened the following day.পরের দিন অফিস আবার খুলল।
A common mistake
Following of the rules is important.→Following the rules is important.
The -ing form takes its object directly, with no of.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms: next, subsequent, after
Antonyms: preceding
Similar words, and what each means
- next
পাশের, পরবর্তী
Nearest in place, or coming immediately after in order.
- subsequent
পরবর্তী, পরের
Coming after something in time or order.
- after
পরে
Later than a particular time or event.
Other English words for “পরবর্তী, নিম্নলিখিত; পরে”
- next
Nearest in place, or coming immediately after in order.
- subsequent
Coming after something in time or order.
- after
Later than a particular time or event.
- later
At a time after the present one.
- afterwards
At a later time than the event already mentioned.
Opposite words
- previous
পূর্ববর্তী, আগের
Happening or existing before the present one.
Word family
Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.
“following” elsewhere on EnglishBD
For example, if they say they're an engineer, ask 'Oh, what kind of engineering?' Following up shows genuine interest.
Common English Conversation Starters →Most often a final consonant slides onto a following vowel: 'an apple' sounds like 'a-napple'.
How to Link Words in English →Following characters, places and events also teaches you new words naturally.
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Where this word is used
Related words
- nextপাশের, পরবর্তীsynonym
- subsequentপরবর্তী, পরেরsynonym
- afterপরেsynonym
- follow-upপরবর্তী পদক্ষেপ, অনুসরণমূলক কাজnearby
- followerফলোয়ার, অনুসারী (সোশ্যাল মিডিয়ায়)nearby
- follyমূর্খতা, নির্বুদ্ধিতাnearby
- fondantফন্ডান্ট, কেক সাজানোর নরম মসৃণ চিনির প্রলেপnearby
- fontফন্ট, অক্ষরশৈলীsame level
- food courtখাবারের দোকানসমূহের সাধারণ বসার এলাকাsame level
- foodieখাদ্যরসিকsame level
- foolবোকা, নির্বোধ; বোকা বানানোsame level
- foolishনির্বোধ, বোকাsame level