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come after
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.come after - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"followensue, result - issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"postdate, follow - be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday"follow - be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following" | | 2.come after - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"succeed, followaccede, enter - take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"supercede, supersede, supervene upon, supplant, replace - take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school" |
come after
come after (someone or something)1. To be positioned sequentially after something else. Oh, my exit comes after the one we just passed, so we're almost there.2. To pursue or seek out someone or something. The police will come after you once they find out you were involved in this crime too.3. To be a lesser concern than something else. Your schoolwork needs to be your main focus—all of your commitments to sports and extracurriculars come after that.See also: after, comecome afterv.1. To occur following something: The letter C comes after the letter B.2. To be less important than something: Doing it well comes after getting it done.3. To chase or pursue someone or something: Look out, the mosquitos are coming after us!See also: after, comecome after
Synonyms for come afterverb come after in time, as a resultSynonymsRelated Words- ensue
- result
- postdate
- follow
verb be the successor (of)SynonymsRelated Words- accede
- enter
- supercede
- supersede
- supervene upon
- supplant
- replace
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