come after

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de poursuivre quelqu'un ou quelque chose, ou de suivre dans un ordre ou dans le temps.

A phrasal verb used to indicate pursuing someone or something, or following in sequence or time.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Follow in sequenceformal

   To happen or appear later in time or order.

   venir après

   • Spring comes after winter.
   • The main course comes after the appetizer.
   • The final chapter comes after the introduction.

   Synonymesensuefollowsucceedsupervene

   Antonymesprecede

2. Pursue or chaseinformal

   To follow someone with the intention of catching them.

   poursuivre, courir après

   • The police came after the thief on foot.
   • The dog came after the mailman.
   • He came after me when I took his phone.

   Synonymeschasefollowgo afterhuntpursuetracktrail

   Antonymesescapeevadeflee

3. Seek or demandinformal

   To try to get something from someone, often aggressively.

   réclamer agressivement

   • The debt collectors came after him for the unpaid loan.
   • The tax office is coming after people who haven't filed their returns.
   • They came after her for the money she owed.

   Synonymesask forclaimdemandexactpresspursueseek

Verbe de basecome