- 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. 2014.
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
come after — index accede (succeed), ensue, succeed (follow) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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
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