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come after — verb 1. come after in time, as a result (Freq. 2) A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake • Syn: ↑follow • Hypernyms: ↑result, ↑ensue • Verb Group: ↑po … Useful english dictionary
come after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come after : present tense I/you/we/they come after he/she/it comes after present participle coming after past tense came after past participle come after come after someone to try to find or catch someone,… … English dictionary
come after — verb a) to pursue, follow Dont try to come after me. b) to follow, to succeed, to be the successor of Who came after Richard the Lionheart? … Wiktionary
come after somebody — ˌcome ˈafter sb derived no passive to chase or follow sb Main entry: ↑comederived … Useful english dictionary
come after — arrive so as to take, go after … English contemporary dictionary
To come after — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ˌcome ˈafter sb — phrasal verb to try to find or catch someone, in order to punish or harm them … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
after\ the\ dust\ clears — • after the dust clears • when the dust settles adv. phr. When a troubling, confusing, or disastrous event is finally over. John invited Tim for dinner, but since Tim s father had just died, he replied, thanks. I d like to come after the dust… … Словарь американских идиом
