How to spell following

hear itfol·low·ing/'fɑloʊɪŋ/verbLong vowels

What it means: To go or come after someone or something.

In a sentence: The cat was quietly following the butterfly.

The part people get wrong

Watch for double l. Often misspelled as folowing or followeing.

Same family: follower, followed, following (adjective/participle), follow-up, unfollow. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Following comes from the verb 'follow', which goes back to Old English 'folgian', meaning to accompany or pursue. Over time, the noun meaning ‘a group of supporters or admirers’ developed, which is now common in phrases like 'a large online following'.

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