as follows

as follows

As listed next. The cooking instructions are as follows: heat the oven to 425 and then cook for 20 minutes. OK, your Mom's marching orders are as follows: get changed out of your school uniforms, have a snack, and start your homework. The skits will go as follows: freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors.
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as follows

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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

as follows

As will be stated next. Used to introduce a specified enumeration, explanation, or command.
See also: follow
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