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

Jing-nan describes his work as follows: “I cajoled 1,000 strangers every night in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese to buy my food and hang out with me, in that order.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The tally was as follows: Henderson: 24.75%; Muratsuchi 21.97%; Rendon 17.43%; Newman 16.82%; Barrera 12.77%.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The shady system we uncovered appears to work as follows.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025

One crude way I’ve chosen to encapsulate them in the past is as follows.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

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