Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

followed by

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables: fol-lowed -by
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

And then, and after that.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Questions

What does followed by mean?: And then, and after that.
Where does followed by come from?: From the passive voice of follow, and still frequently used as such.

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