Be After

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Intention	Bid for, labor for; be after, aspire after, endeavor after; be at, aim at, drive at, point at, level at, aspire at; take aim; set before oneself; study to.
Pursuit	Verb: pursue, prosecute, follow; run after, make after, be after, hunt after, prowl after; shadow; carry on; (do); engage in; (undertake); set about; (begin); endeavor; court; (request) seek; (search); aim at; (intention); follow the trail; (trace); fish for; (experiment); press on; (haste); run a race; (velocity).
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Usage: Be After

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Expressions: Be After

Modern Translation: Be After

Language		Translations for "be after"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		být komu po chuti (be after smb.'s heart), jít po kom (be after smb.'s scalp, be gunning for smb.). (various references)

Finnish		tavoitella (aspire, try to catch), havitella (aspire, desire, hanker). (various references)

French		être après. (various references)

German		hinter sein, erpicht sein auf (be keen on, to be bend on, to be bent on, to be set on), aussein auf (be out for, pursue). (various references)

Greek		επιδιώκω (aim at, aspire to, go after 1, go after 2, pursue, woo). (various references)

Hebrew		לר�"וף (be after someone, chase, dog, give chase, go after, haunt, hound, hunt down, persecute, pursue). (various references)

Hungarian		pályázik vkire (to be after sy), üldöz vkit (to be after sy, to chivy sy about, to give a chase to sy). (various references)

Pig Latin		ebay afteray

Spanish		querer matar a alguien (be after smb.'s blood). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: Be After

Language	Date	Source	Revelation Chapter 1, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Grayon a eideV kai a eisin kai a mellei ginesqai meta tauta
Latin	405	Vulgate	Scribe ergo quae vidisti et quae sunt et quae oportet fieri post haec
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Therfor write thou whiche thingis thou hast seyn, and whiche ben, and whiche it bihoueth to be don aftir these thingis.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Wryte therfore the thynges which thou haste sene and the thynges which are and the thynges which shalbe fulfylled hereafter:
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Put in writing, then, the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will be after these;
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Be After

Language	Revelation Chapter 1, Verse 19
Cebuano	Ug karon isulat mo ang imong nakita, sa mga butang karon ug sa mga butang nga magakahitabo unya.
Chinese	所以 � 要把所看見的、 �'� 現在的事、並將來必成的事、都寫出來。
Croatian	Napiši dakle što si vidio: ono što jest i što se ima dogoditi poslije.
Danish	Skriv derfor, hvad du så, både det, som er, og det, som skal ske herefter.
Dutch	Schrijf, hetgeen gij gezien hebt, en hetgeen is, en hetgeen geschieden zal na dezen:
Finnish	Kirjoita siis, mitä olet nähnyt ja mikä nyt on ja mitä tämän jälkeen on tapahtuva.
French	Écris donc les choses que tu as vues, et celles qui sont, et celles qui doivent arriver après elles,
German	Schreibe, was du gesehen hast, und was da ist, und was geschehen soll darnach.
Haitian Creole	Ekri tou sa ou wè a: ni sa k'ap pase koulye a, ni sa ki gen pou rive apre.
Hungarian	Írd meg, a miket láttál és a mik vannak és a mik ezek után lesznek:
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Sebab itu, tulislah hal-hal yang kaulihat, yaitu hal-hal yang ada sekarang ini, dan hal-hal yang akan terjadi nanti.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Sebab itu suratkanlah barang yang sudah engkau tampak, baik barang yang ada pada masa ini, baik barang yang pada masa akan datang kelak.
Italian	Scrivi dunque le cose che hai visto, quelle che sono e quelle che accadranno dopo.
Latvian	Tâtad raksti, ko tu redzçji un kas ir, un kam jânotiek pçc tam.
Maori	Na reira tuhituhia nga mea kua kite nei koe, nga mea onaianei nei, me nga mea e puta mai a muri ake nei;
Norwegian	Skriv da det du så, både det som er, og det som herefter skal skje,
Portuguese	escreve, pois, as coisas que tens visto, e as que são, e as que depois destas hão de suceder.
Rumanian	Scrie dar lucrurile, pe cari le-ai vqzut, lucrurile cari sknt wi cele cari au sq fie dupq ele.
Shuar	Tuma asamtai Wáinkiamna jusha, Yamái Wáinmena nusha, tura ukunam átatna nusha Aartá, timiai.
Spanish	Así que, escribe las cosas que has visto, y las que son, y las que han de ser después de éstas.
Swahili	Basi, sasa andika mambo haya unayoyaona, mambo yanayotukia sasa na yale yatakayotukia baadaye.
Swedish	Så skriv nu upp, vad du har sett, och skriv upp både vad som nu är, och vad som härefter skall ske.
Uma	Jadi', uki' -mi napa to nuhilo, napa to jadi' tempo toi, pai' napa to jadi' ngkabokoa'.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: Be After

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-f-r-t"
	-1 letter: afreet, beater, befret, berate, bereft, feater, rebate.
	-2 letters: after, arete, beret, eater, taber.
	-3 letters: abet, bare, barf, bate, bear, beat, beef, beer, beet, beta, brae, brat, bree, fare, fart, fate, fear, feat, feet, fere, feta, fete, frae, frat, free, fret, raft, rate, reef, reft, rete, tare, tear, tree, tref.
	-4 letters: aft, arb, are, arf.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-f-r-t"
	+2 letters: beefeater, refutable.
	+3 letters: barefooted, beautifier, beefeaters, benefactor, featherbed, filterable.
	+4 letters: afterburner, beautifiers, beautifuler, benefactors, breakfasted, breakfaster, certifiable, defibrinate, featherbeds, fermentable, forfeitable, forgettable, irrefutable, rectifiable, rubefacient.
	+5 letters: afterburners, benefactress, breakfasters, defibrillate, defibrinated, defibrinates, featherbrain, fertilizable, forecastable, prebreakfast, prefabricate, rubefacients, transferable.
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Domain	Usage
Screenplays	No doubt Tarantulas will still be after you. (Beast Wars: Transformers; writing credit: Bob Forward; Lawrence G. DiTillio)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Ye'll be after taking my darlin's away from me?. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Be After

Definition: Be After

Be After

Verb

Synonym: Be After

Synonyms within Context: Be After

Intention

Pursuit

Crosswords: Be After

Modern Usage: Be After

Screenplays

Photo Album: Be After

Expressions: Be After

Modern Translation: Be After

Czech

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Pig Latin

Spanish

Bible Trace: Be After

Matched Bible Translations: Be After

Anagrams: Be After

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INDEX

Expressions using "be after": be after smb.'s blood ♦ be after smb.'s heart ♦ be after smb.'s scalp ♦ be after someone ♦ To be after. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.