Tee vs Following - What's the difference?
tee | following |
Something shaped like the letter (T). Found in compounds such as tee-shirt, tee-beam, tee-frame, tee-iron, tee-headed.
T-shirt
(obsolete) To draw; lead.
(obsolete) To draw away; go; proceed.
(golf) A flat area of ground from which players hit their first shots on a golf hole.
(golf, baseball) A usually wooden or plastic peg from which a ball is hit.
(curling) The target area of a curling rink
The mark at which players aim in quoits.
(golf) To place a ball on a tee
* {{quote-book, 1909, Walter J. Travis, Practical Golf
, passage=If at any hole a competitor play his first stroke from outside the limits of the teeing-ground, he shall count that stroke, tee a ball, and play his second stroke from within these limits.}}
Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
* 1835 , Sir , Sir (James Clark Ross),
About to be specified.
(of a wind) Blowing in the direction of travel.
A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=September 29
, author=Jon Smith
, title=Tottenham 3 - 1 Shamrock Rovers
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Something to be mentioned immediately later. Used with the definite article the .
Vocation; business; profession.
As nouns the difference between tee and following
is that tee is something shaped like the letter {{term|T}}. Found in compounds such as tee-shirt, tee-beam, tee-frame, tee-iron, tee-headed.following is a group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage.As a verb tee
is to draw; lead.As an adjective following is
coming next, either in sequence or in time.As a preposition following is
after, subsequent to.tee
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- angles and tees
See also
*Derived terms
* teeveeEtymology 2
From (etyl) teen, from (etyl) .Verb
Derived terms
* betee * forteeEtymology 3
First attested in the 17th century with the form teaz.Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* tee ball * tee off * tee on * tee upVerb
(d)citation
Synonyms
* tee upAnagrams
* English three-letter words ----following
English
Adjective
(-)Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North-west Passage …, Volume 1, pp.284-5
- Towards the following morning, the thermometer fell to 5°; and at daylight, there was not an atom of water to be seen in any direction.
Usage notes
(Senses 1, 2) When it modifies a noun phrase, it is generally preceded by the definite article the'', and the combination functions as a determiner rather than a simple adjective. You can put it before a cardinal like ''the following two remarks'' instead of ''the two following remarks .Antonyms
* abovementioned * aforementioned * aforesaidNoun
(en noun)- He had a loyal following .
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- The following is a recommendation letter from the president.