ENGLISH
REFERENCE

the following

idiom
Meaning

the things or people that are about to be mentioned next in a list or statement.


Examples
SIMPLE

Please read the following list of items.

CONTEXTUAL

The teacher wrote the following instructions on the board for the students to follow.

COMPLEX

The committee reached a decision based on the following evidence, which was presented by the lead investigator during the hearing.

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