Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Following"
The meaning of "Following" in various phrases and sentences
Q:
What does what does the following mean :
my parents are breathing down my neck
is it that the parents are gossiping or that they are all over him ? or else ? mean?
my parents are breathing down my neck
is it that the parents are gossiping or that they are all over him ? or else ? mean?
A:
the parents are putting a lot of pressure on him and getting very involved in whatever matters he's referring to.
you could say something like "my parents are breathing down my neck about getting a job" meaning they're pressuring and stressing him out.
you could say something like "my parents are breathing down my neck about getting a job" meaning they're pressuring and stressing him out.
Q:
What does The following summer mean?
A:
It means the next summer. The following summer is the summer that ‘follows’ after this period
Q:
What does Would you please let me know what is “mashed-in nose”in the following picture?(Novel: The Hunger Games),does it mean the nose is sink in？
Thanks for your kindly help!! mean?
Thanks for your kindly help!! mean?
A:
Here, they are describing this cat that has been abused.
The "mashed-in nose" is a literary description of a very damaged nose. "Mash" is a verb that is related in meaning to a lot of other similar sounding English verbs ("smash," "smush," "squish," "squash," etc.) and all of these refer to compressing and deforming something by applying pressure. It's often used with respect to food (for example, "mashed potatoes").
So here, the cat's nose has been pushed inward and is misshapen.
The "mashed-in nose" is a literary description of a very damaged nose. "Mash" is a verb that is related in meaning to a lot of other similar sounding English verbs ("smash," "smush," "squish," "squash," etc.) and all of these refer to compressing and deforming something by applying pressure. It's often used with respect to food (for example, "mashed potatoes").
So here, the cat's nose has been pushed inward and is misshapen.
Q:
What does (The following is some from the newspaper.)
(As Gilbert reports, researchers at Pennsylvania State University recently built a Covid-19 Bereavement Multiplier which suggests that) for every person who dies, nine loved ones are left grieving. mean?
(As Gilbert reports, researchers at Pennsylvania State University recently built a Covid-19 Bereavement Multiplier which suggests that) for every person who dies, nine loved ones are left grieving. mean?
A:
I think it means the rate at which people are dying from covid-19.
Every 1 out of 10 people are dying from covid-19. The remaining 9 are survivors who would grieve the ones that has passed.
Every 1 out of 10 people are dying from covid-19. The remaining 9 are survivors who would grieve the ones that has passed.
Q:
What does The following is a headline from CNN. Please rephrase it so I can understand what you mean：WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019 mean?
A:
I would add: “A mission run by WHO in Wuhan has found the possible signs of a wider original outbreak of Covid-19 in 2019”
Example sentences using "Following"
Q:
Please show me example sentences with I saw the following sentence on the train:
"Please observe mask requirement rule."
Does this "observe" mean the same meaning with "see" or "pay attention" or something else?
I would like to understand the nuance of this word..
"Please observe mask requirement rule."
Does this "observe" mean the same meaning with "see" or "pay attention" or something else?
I would like to understand the nuance of this word..
A:
It means "Please follow the mask requirement rule."
It's a polite way to ask people to obey the rules.
It sounds nicer than saying
"Obey the mask requirement law/rule!"
It's a polite way to ask people to obey the rules.
It sounds nicer than saying
"Obey the mask requirement law/rule!"
Q:
Please show me example sentences with Which of the following is correct? Make or made?
1) Last Friday, I wanted to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and make a birthday cake.
2) Last Friday, I wanted to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and made a birthday cake..
1) Last Friday, I wanted to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and make a birthday cake.
2) Last Friday, I wanted to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and made a birthday cake..
A:
For the first one I think you were trying to say "Last Friday I wanted to go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients to make a cake." And for the second one you were already wanting to go to the supermarket to buy the ingredients and you did make a cake. I would go for the one I said earlier.
Q:
Please show me example sentences with Just wondering if the following is a correct sentence.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Several mothers I met said, “I become depressed when my children do not recover from a cold quickly, blaming it on the poor care I take of my children.”.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Several mothers I met said, “I become depressed when my children do not recover from a cold quickly, blaming it on the poor care I take of my children.”.
A:
The way you've used "blaming" doesn't work in first-person. It'd sound more natural if you broke it up into two sentences, or, if you wanted to keep it in one sentence, use punctuation to separate the clauses. For example:
"I become depressed when my children do not recover from a cold quickly—I blame myself for not taking good enough care of them."
"...the poor care I take of my children" also sounded a bit awkward, so I changed it in the sentence above.
"I become depressed when my children do not recover from a cold quickly—I blame myself for not taking good enough care of them."
"...the poor care I take of my children" also sounded a bit awkward, so I changed it in the sentence above.
Q:
Please show me example sentences with
the following words turn them into present: went, stayed, was, swam, ate, sailed, saw, played, bought, were...
ayuda porfa!! .
the following words turn them into present: went, stayed, was, swam, ate, sailed, saw, played, bought, were...
ayuda porfa!! .
A:
Go, stay, am/is, swim, eat, sail, see, play, buy, are
Q:
Please show me example sentences with 33p 1.Change the following sentence into the active voice
- There are too many writers whose style are often spoiled by verbosity and self-importance..
- There are too many writers whose style are often spoiled by verbosity and self-importance..
A:
Too many writers spoil their style with verbosity and self-importance
Synonyms of "Following" and their differences
Q:
What is the difference between It's the following through on that commitment that I take issue with. and It's the following that commitment that I take issue with.through
Please focus on on the "on" ?
Please focus on on the "on" ?
A:
둘 다 같지만 약간 부자연 스럽습니다. 대신 다음과 같습니다: '' It's the following through on that commitment that I have issues with.
1. 첫 번째 문장: 약속에 따라
2. 약속 문제 (아니 약속에 따라)
1. 첫 번째 문장: 약속에 따라
2. 약속 문제 (아니 약속에 따라)
Q:
What is the difference between "before" and "until" in the following sentence ?
A:
Before is incorrect
Until ✔️
Before is incorrect
Until ✔️
Q:
What is the difference between Please refer to the following. and Please refer to the below. ?
A:
"Please refer to the following" means to pay attention to the information they give you, or ask you to.
Please refere to the following documents.
or during a presentation they may say, Please refer to the following.
Please refer to the below is incorrect.
Please refere to the following documents.
or during a presentation they may say, Please refer to the following.
Please refer to the below is incorrect.
Q:
What is the difference between The following years and The following year ?
A:
The following year refers to the year immediately after.
"Juniors should graduate in the following year."
The following years refer to more than one year.
"You can get a promotion in the following years."
"Juniors should graduate in the following year."
The following years refer to more than one year.
"You can get a promotion in the following years."
Q:
What is the difference between ”Please refer the following instructions.” and ”Please refer the instructions as follows." ?
A:
"Please refer *to* the following instructions" is correct.
下記の説明を参照して下さい
"As follows" というと 「下記のように」なので
"refer the instructions as follows" は少し不自然。
"Please refer to the directions shown below" などならOKだと思うけど。
"As follows" の場合は
”The instructions are as follows”
「説明は下記のようになります」みたいな。
○ A is as follows (Aは下記のようです)
× Please refer to A as follows (動詞＋A＋as follows) ×
下記の説明を参照して下さい
"As follows" というと 「下記のように」なので
"refer the instructions as follows" は少し不自然。
"Please refer to the directions shown below" などならOKだと思うけど。
"As follows" の場合は
”The instructions are as follows”
「説明は下記のようになります」みたいな。
○ A is as follows (Aは下記のようです)
× Please refer to A as follows (動詞＋A＋as follows) ×
Translations of "Following"
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? is this following sentence correct?talking to my cousin changed my mind
A:
Yes, that’s perfectly correct.
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? How do you say the following sentences in English?
"You can first check out, then set your things aside in our store and pick them up later after you're finished shopping."
"You can first check out, then set your things aside in our store and pick them up later after you're finished shopping."
A:
I hope this helps 🤗
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? The following sentence appeared in my text.
How will you be paying?
is this sentence same mean to following sentence?
How will you pay?
How do you pay?
How will you be paying?
is this sentence same mean to following sentence?
How will you pay?
How do you pay?
A:
“How will you be paying?” is asking what method you’ll be paying. For example, by card or cash. It means the same thing as “how will you pay?”
Q:
How do you say this in English (US)? In the following sentence, what is "have the latest" mean? and give me some examples of it.
our chief correspondent ooo has the latest to all this.
our chief correspondent ooo has the latest to all this.
A:
it means that the chief global affairs correspondant has the latest news related to the topic. The phrase "has the latest" is used commonly on the news or in news articles. :)
Q:
How do you say this in English (UK)? Asking for the **meaning** of “a withering put-down” in the following sentence : “...he alternated between the Russian and Ukrainian languages, drawing a heckle from an MP, followed by a withering put-down from Mr Zelensky.”
A:
Hallo!
Put-down: an insult (noun), or to insult (verb).
e.g. John put down James and made James feel bad.
James gave John another put-down right back.
withering: to dry and fade/shrink down, like an old flower (verb), or to cause something to wither (adverb).
e.g. A withering gaze- someone looking at you that makes you feel small and helpless.
A withering put-down: a devastating insult, that made him feel weak.
Put-down: an insult (noun), or to insult (verb).
e.g. John put down James and made James feel bad.
James gave John another put-down right back.
withering: to dry and fade/shrink down, like an old flower (verb), or to cause something to wither (adverb).
e.g. A withering gaze- someone looking at you that makes you feel small and helpless.
A withering put-down: a devastating insult, that made him feel weak.
Other questions about "Following"
Q:
Would you mind translating the following text into English, please?
I’d greatly appreciate if it were neither DeepL nor Google Translate.
“El otro día estaba buscando piso aquí en Tokio porque me quiero mudar pronto y me sorprendió la cantidad de dueños de pisos que no te aceptan en sus apartamentos por el simple hecho de ser extranjero. Pensaba que simplemente no aceptaban a extranjeros que no supiesen hablar nada de japonés pero incluso a mí que tengo el N1 tampoco me aceptaron. Me sorprende lo común que es este tipo de racismo aquí en Japón. En occidente esto es impensable.”
I’d greatly appreciate if it were neither DeepL nor Google Translate.
“El otro día estaba buscando piso aquí en Tokio porque me quiero mudar pronto y me sorprendió la cantidad de dueños de pisos que no te aceptan en sus apartamentos por el simple hecho de ser extranjero. Pensaba que simplemente no aceptaban a extranjeros que no supiesen hablar nada de japonés pero incluso a mí que tengo el N1 tampoco me aceptaron. Me sorprende lo común que es este tipo de racismo aquí en Japón. En occidente esto es impensable.”
A:
The other day I was looking for an apartment here in Tokyo because I want to move soon and I was surprised by the number of apartment owners who do not accept you in their apartments for the simple fact of being a foreigner. I thought they simply didn't accept foreigners who didn't know how to speak Japanese, but even I, who has N1, wasn't accepted either. I'm surprised how common this type of racism is here in Japan. In the West this is unthinkable.
The other day I was looking for an apartment here in Tokyo because I want to move soon and I was surprised by the number of apartment owners who do not accept you in their apartments for the simple fact of being a foreigner. I thought they simply didn't accept foreigners who didn't know how to speak Japanese, but even I, who has N1, wasn't accepted either. I'm surprised how common this type of racism is here in Japan. In the West this is unthinkable.
Q:
Would you mind translating the following text into English, please?
I’d greatly appreciate if it were neither DeepL nor Google Translate.
“También he de comentar acerca de la gente que viene una vez a Japón y están incluso un año después subiendo fotos del mismo viaje. Por favor que alguien les paguen un billete de avión para venir para acá a Japón que si bien es cierto que no causan molestias a nadie haciendo ese tipo de cosas pero ya cansa ver todo el rato las mismas fotos del mismo dichoso viaje.”
I’d greatly appreciate if it were neither DeepL nor Google Translate.
“También he de comentar acerca de la gente que viene una vez a Japón y están incluso un año después subiendo fotos del mismo viaje. Por favor que alguien les paguen un billete de avión para venir para acá a Japón que si bien es cierto que no causan molestias a nadie haciendo ese tipo de cosas pero ya cansa ver todo el rato las mismas fotos del mismo dichoso viaje.”
A:
I'd also like to comment on the people who visit Japan once and are still posting their trip photos over a year later. Could someone just buy these people an airplane ticket back to Japan? I know what they're doing isn't that big of a deal, but it's tiring to keep seeing the same photos of the same dream vacation over and over again.
Q:
Could you correct the following statement, please?
“What would be the first thing that you need to let go of, when you meet a problem or something unexpected? That would be your emotions. Humans are made up of two things: the body and the soul. For the body to be healthy, we would need food. What would we need for the soul to be healthy then? That would be reason. We need to be able to think rationally to stay mentally fit.”
“What would be the first thing that you need to let go of, when you meet a problem or something unexpected? That would be your emotions. Humans are made up of two things: the body and the soul. For the body to be healthy, we would need food. What would we need for the soul to be healthy then? That would be reason. We need to be able to think rationally to stay mentally fit.”
A:
It’s all good!
Q:
I am wondering what "that much more" in the following sentence means.
"Does the country really need that much more coal-fired electricity?"
"Does the country really need that much more coal-fired electricity?"
A:
It's an emphatic, more intense way of saying "much more", so "that much more coal-fired electricity" = "even more coal-fired electricity"
Q:
Which one of the following is natural? Is the 2nd one correct? If it is, what is the difference between the two?
1. This shop is closest to our home.
2. This shop is the closest to our home.
Thank you.
1. This shop is closest to our home.
2. This shop is the closest to our home.
Thank you.
A:
Both are correct. There is no difference. But the first one sounds more natural and conveys the meaning with fewer words. In general, fewer words that still sound natural is always better.
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