Meanings
adverbas follows (not comparable)
- not comparableIn the manner described hereafter.
The main points are as follows
1 more example
I have come up with a new plan, as follows.
Origin
Originally an impersonal construction = ‘as it follows’.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَمَا يَلِي
- كَمَا يَلِي (kamā yalī)in the manner described hereafter
Chinese Mandarin 如下
- 如下 (rúxià)in the manner described hereafter
Dutch zo, als volgt
- zoin the manner described hereafter
- als volgtin the manner described hereafter
Esperanto jene
- jenein the manner described hereafter
Finnish seuraavasti
- seuraavastiin the manner described hereafter
French comme suit, de la façon suivante
- comme suitin the manner described hereafter
- de la façon suivantein the manner described hereafter
German folgendermaßen, so
- folgendermaßenin the manner described hereafter
- soin the manner described hereafter
- wie folgtin the manner described hereafter
Greek με τον εξής τρόπο
- με τον εξής τρόπο (me ton exís trópo)in the manner described hereafter
Hungarian az alábbiak, a következők
- az alábbiakin the manner described hereafter
- a következőkin the manner described hereafter
- az alábbiakbanin the manner described hereafter
- az alábbiak szerintin the manner described hereafter
- a következőképpenin the manner described hereafter
- ígyin the manner described hereafter
- ekképpenin the manner described hereafter
Italian così, come di seguito
- cosìin the manner described hereafter
- come di seguitoin the manner described hereafter
- come seguein the manner described hereafter
Polish następująco, następujący
- następującoin the manner described hereafter
- następującyin the manner described hereafter
Portuguese como segue
- como seguein the manner described hereafter
Romanian astfel, așa
- astfelin the manner described hereafter
- așain the manner described hereafter
Russian сле́дующим о́бразом
- сле́дующим о́бразом (slédujuščim óbrazom)in the manner described hereafter
Spanish como sigue, de la siguiente manera
- como siguein the manner described hereafter
- de la siguiente manerain the manner described hereafter
- asíin the manner described hereafter
Swahili kama ifuatavyo
- kama ifuatavyoin the manner described hereafter
Thai ว่า
- ว่า (wâa)in the manner described hereafter
Vietnamese như dưới đây, như sau
- như dưới đâyin the manner described hereafter
- như sauin the manner described hereafter
Cite this entry
APA
as follows. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20follows
MLA
“as follows.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20follows. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “as follows,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/as%20follows.
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