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followed by

followed by conjunction: and then, and after that.

Conjunction

followed by

  1. And then, and after that.
    • Yesterday morning I saw two ducks, followed by a gaggle of geese in the afternoon, followed by a swan in the evening. All told, it was a bird-filled day for me.
    • A robbery followed by two murder cases clearly shows the presence of crime expansion in the city.

Origin of followed by

From the passive voice of follow, and still frequently used as such.

Questions about followed by

What does followed by mean?
Followed by means and then, and after that.
What part of speech is followed by?
Followed by is a conjunction.

Words near followed by in the dictionary

  1. followday
  2. followdays
  3. followe
  4. followed
  5. followed along
  6. followed by
  7. followed in someone's footsteps
  8. followed on
  9. followed one's heart
  10. followed one's nose
  11. followed someone off a cliff

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