Meaning of come after in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    come after

    Definitions

    1. come after in time, as a result

    Examples

    • « A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake »
  2. 2. be the successor (of)

    Examples

    • « Carter followed Ford »
    • « Will Charles succeed to the throne? »

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Famous quotes

  • « Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments. »
    Henry Ward Beecher
  • « One, if you attack my integrity, I will defend myself. If you attack my patriotism, I will defend myself. If you come after my family, I will counter-attack viciously, I will destroy you. »
    Scott Ritter
  • « Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation, and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day. »
    Gifford Pinchot
  • « Let us be sure that those who come after will say of us in our time, that in our time we did everything that could be done. We finished the race we kept them free we kept the faith. »
    Ronald Reagan
  • « See, I don't really go after girls. Most of the girlfriends I've had have come after me. So it's really funny when girls get offended because I don't hit on them. »
    Kellan Lutz

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