Meaning

2 senses
  1. To pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.

    Don't try to come after me.

    nachstellen

    пресле́доватьpreslédovatʹ

  2. To follow or succeed; to be the successor of.

    Who came after Richard the Lionheart?

    nachfolgen

    be the successor (of)

Examples

248 sentences
  1. The principal came in after the teacher.

    Директор зайшов після вчителя. — ascolto

    ruДиректор вошёл вслед за учителем. — averoes

  2. So, you decided to come after all.

    Отож, врешті-решт, ти вирішив прийти. — deniko

    ruИтак, в конце концов ты решил прийти. — odexed

    deDann hast du dich also doch noch entschlossen zu kommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Spring comes after winter.

    Після зими приходить весна. — Ahha

    ruВесна приходит после зимы. — marafon

    deDer Frühling kommt nach dem Winter. — MUIRIEL

  4. Come the day after tomorrow.

    Приходь післязавтра. — deniko

    ruПриходите послезавтра. — ae5s

    deKommen Sie übermorgen. — MUIRIEL

  5. Tom came after Mary left.

    Том прийшов після того, як пішла Мері. — deniko

    ruТом пришёл после того, как Мэри ушла. — odexed

    deTom kam, nachdem Mary gegangen war. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to pursue:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to pursue:
to succeed, to be the successor of:

Forms

comes after, coming after, came after, come after
Base formcome after · to come after
3rd person singularcomes after
Present participlecoming after
Past simplecame after
Past participlecome after

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycome after
he, she, itcomes after

Past simpleLesson

all personscame after

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave come after
he, she, ithas come after

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill come after

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms
pursue with hostile intent:chaseB2huntB1persecuteC1tormentC1
be the successor of:follow on
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
come after — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto