as follows

Idioms  

1. What comes next, usually in the form of a list. For example, Mary planned her day as follows: returning all phone calls; a department meeting; lunch with her colleagues; library research. This term is always put in the singular (“follows”) even though it applies to numerous items and is frequently followed by a colon. It was first recorded in 1548.

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Example Sentences

The questions were as follows: How much of the time do you feel you lack companionship?,

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Discovery, whose stock has taken off because the company is going through a widely discussed sale process, the names were as follows, through midday on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

So we screened the S&P 500 as follows:

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

They expressed his dilemma as follows: "I must still show up to work but won't get paid, because if I don't it's considered AWOL".

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

He said as follows: “Brother Fire, God made you beautiful and strong and useful; I pray you be courteous to me.”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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