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Definition: Come After |
Come AfterVerb1. Come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake". 2. Be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Come AfterSynonyms: follow (v), succeed (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: precede (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Posteriority | Verb: follow; after, come after, go after; succeed, supervene; ensue, occur; step into the shoes of. |
Sequence | Verb: succeed; come after, come on, come next; follow, ensue, step into the shoes of; alternate. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Come After |
| English words defined with "come after": bring ♦ convey ♦ fetch, follow ♦ get ♦ To come after. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "come after": context clash. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You've never seen it miss this house, and miss that house and then come after you! (Twister; writing credit: Michael Crichton; Anne-Marie Martin) Do you ever think he might come after you? (Hannibal; writing credit: David Mamet) He'll come after you, particularly. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Take care or they'll come after you. (Jumanji; writing credit: Greg Taylor) Yes, well Wolfen will come after you, with his razor. (Aqua Teen Hunger Force; writing credit: Matt Maiellaro; Dave Willis) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Author | Quotation |
Homer | In the extravagance of her evil she has brought shame both on herself and on all women who will come after her, even on one who is virtuous. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | In their recreations, if a ball roll here, that is enough for them to come after it, in spite of the rules, and rummage all about here. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | May our third century be illuminated by liberty and blessed with brotherhood, so that we and all who come after us may be the humble servants of thy peace. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | 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. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expressions using "come after": come after one another ♦ he might possibly come after all ♦ To come after. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "come after"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | volg (follow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | følge (consequence, consistency, follow, result). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | voortvloeien (follow), volgen (follow, result), bewandelen (follow), býhouden (follow, hang onto, hold, retain). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | fylgja (accompany, consequence, escort, follow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | seurata (accompany, be a consequence of, ensue from, follow, observe, succeed, watch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | suivre. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | folgje (follow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nachkommen (carry out, come later, come on, comply with, descendants, follow, follow on, fulfill, honor, honour, keep, keep up, obey, progeny, satisfy), kommen nach, hinterherkommen (bring up the rear, follow), herkommen hinter, folgen (aftereffects, agree with, ensue, follow, follow on, go along with, obey, results, sequels, sequences, sequiturs, succeed, succeeding, successions, suites, tail, to ensue, to follow, to succeed, trace, trail). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | διαδέχομαι (give way to, succeed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | susseguire (follow, succeed), seguire (descendants, ensue, follow, practice, practise, run, succeed, tail, to follow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 次ぐ (to come after, to rank next to). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | つぐ (to come after, to feed, to fill, to graft, to irrigate, to join, to pay, to piece together, to pour, to rank next to, to set, to succeed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malay | mengikuti (follow), ikuti (follow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cheet ny yei (succeed), cheet ny lurg. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | sigui (follow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | omecay afteray procurar (browse, court, dub, ensue, find out, fish, fossick, get, hunt up, look after, look for, look up, nose, obtrude, pursue, quest, rake, rake up, search, search after, search for, seek). (various references) s-ar putea totuşi sã vinã (he might possibly come after all). (various references) приходить после. (various references) lean (adhere to, continue, follow, stick to). (various references) seguir (chase, continue, follow, go after, go in for, go off, go on, hold, keep, keep on, keep track of, keep up, keep up with, proceed, pursue, run, shadow, tail, take, to follow, trace), llegar después (tag along). (various references) följa (accompany, ensue, follow, obey, observe, see, Shepherd, show, succeed, take, to accompany, trace, track, walk). (various references) sumunód (follow). (various references) takip etmek (chase, dog, follow, follow in smb.'s wake, follow up, give chase, hound, keep tabs on, prosecute, pursue, sleuth, track), arkasından gelmek, almaya gelmek (come for). (various references) слідувати за, домагатися (aim, angle, aspire, busk, canvass, covet, cry for, exact, get, go after, hunt for, obtain, pursue, solicit, woo). (various references) tsaypachik (follow). (various references) -landelayo (follow, following, next). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | consecuta, consecutam, consecuti, consecutus, consequamur, consequantur, consequaris, consequebantur, consequens, consequenti, consequeretur, consequeris, consequi, consequitur, insecuti, insecutus, insequebantur, insequentur, insequitur, succedere. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 8, Verse 34 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai proskalesamenoV ton oclon sun toiV maqhtaiV autou eipen autoiV ostiV qelei opisw mou elqein aparnhsasqw eauton kai aratw ton stauron autou kai akolouqeitw moi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et convocata turba cum discipulis suis dixit eis si quis vult post me sequi deneget se ipsum et tollat crucem suam et sequatur me |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ða cwæð he to-gædere ge-clepedemanega mid his leorning-cnihten. Gyf hwawile me felgien wið-sace hine sylfne. & nimehis cwolmenge & folgie me. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And whanne the puple was clepid togidere, with hise disciplis, he seide to hem, If ony man wole come after me, denye he hym silf, and take his cros, and sue he me. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he called the people vnto him with his disciples also and sayd vnto them: Whosoever will folowe me let him forsake him sylfe and take vp his crosse and folowe me. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And when he had called the people to him with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 8, Verse 34 |
| Cebuano | Ug ngadto kaniya iyang gitawag ang panon sa katawhan uban sa iyang mga tinun-an, ug siya miingon kanila, "Kon adunay buot mosunod kanako, kinahanglan magadumili siya sa iyang kaugalingon, ug magpas-an sa iyang krus, ug magasunod kanako. |
| Chinese | 於 是 叫 眾 人 ' 門 ' 來 、 對 他 們 說 、 若 有 人 要 跟 從 我 、 就 當 捨 己 、 背 起 他 的 十 字 架 來 跟 從 我 。 |
| Croatian | Tada dozva narod i uèenike pa im reèe: "Hoæe li tko za mnom, neka se odrekne samoga sebe, neka uzme svoj križ i neka ide za mnom. |
| Danish | Og han kaldte Skaren tillige med sine Disciple til sig og sagde til dem: "Den, som vil følge efter mig, han fornægte sig selv og tage sit Kors op og følge mig! |
| Dutch | En tot Zich geroepen hebbende de schare met Zijn discipelen, zeide Hij tot hen: Zo wie achter Mij wil komen, die verloochene zichzelven, en neme zijn kruis op, en volge Mij. |
| Finnish | Ja hän kutsui tykönsä kansan ynnä opetuslapsensa ja sanoi heille: "Jos joku tahtoo minun perässäni kulkea, hän kieltäköön itsensä ja ottakoon ristinsä ja seuratkoon minua. |
| French | Puis, ayant appelé la foule avec ses disciples, il leur dit: Si quelqu`un veut venir après moi, qu`il renonce lui-même, qu`il se charge de sa croix, et qu`il me suive. |
| Gaelic | `Sa gairm an t-sluaigh maille ri dheisciopuil ga ionnsuidh, thuirt e riutha: Ma `s aill le neach sam bith mise leantuinn, aicheadhadh e e fhein, is togadh e chrois, agus leanadh e mi. |
| German | Und er rief zu sich das Volk samt seinen Jüngern und sprach zu ihnen: Wer mir will nachfolgen, der verleugne sich selbst und nehme sein Kreuz auf sich und folge mir nach. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kemudian Yesus memanggil orang banyak yang ada di situ bersama-sama dengan pengikut-pengikut-Nya. Lalu Ia berkata kepada mereka, "Orang yang mau mengikuti Aku, harus melupakan kepentingannya sendiri, kemudian memikul salibnya, dan terus mengikuti Aku. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dipanggil-Nya segala orang banyak itu serta dengan murid-murid-Nya, lalu berkata kepada mereka itu, "Barangsiapa yang hendak menurut Aku, haruslah ia menyangkali dirinya serta mengangkat salibnya lalu mengikut Aku, |
| Italian | Convocata la folla insieme ai suoi discepoli, disse loro: «Se qualcuno vuol venire dietro di me rinneghi se stesso, prenda la sua croce e mi segua. |
| Maori | Na ka karangatia e ia te mano, ratou ko ana akonga, ka mea ki a ratou, Ki te mea tetahi tangata kia haere mai ki te whai i ahau, me whakakahore ia i a ia ano, me amo i tona ripeka, ka aru ai i ahau. |
| Norwegian | Og han kalte folket til sig tillikemed sine disipler og sa til dem: Den som vil følge efter mig, han må fornekte sig selv og ta sitt kors op og følge mig. |
| Rumanian | Apoi a chemat la El norodul kmpreunq cu ucenicii Sqi, wi le -a zis: ,,Dacq voiewte cineva sq vinq dupq Mine, sq se lepede de sine knsuw, sq-wi ia crucea, wi sq Mq urmeze. |
| Shuar | Nuna tuasua amik tura nui matsamarmia nunasha, ni unuiniamurincha untsuk Tímiayi, "Shuar Winia nekas nemartustasa wakerakka ni wakeramurinkia iniaisati; tura ni krusri yanaki Nemartustí. |
| Swahili | Kisha akauita umati wa watu pamoja na wanafunzi wake, akawaambia, "Mtu yeyote akitaka kuwa mfuasi wangu, lazima ajikane mwenyewe, auchukue msalaba wake, anifuate. |
| Swedish | Och han kallade till sig folket jämte sina lärjungar och sade till dem: "Om någon vill efterfölja mig, så försake han sig själv och tage sitt kors på sig; så följe han mig. |
| Uma | Oti toe, Yesus mpokio' tauna to wori' bona morumpu hangkaa-ngkania hante Hi'a pai' ana'guru-na. Na'uli' -raka: "Hema to doko' mpotuku' -a kana mpobahaka konoa-na moto, pai' kana napaha'a kaju parika' -na-- batua-na: kana natuku' hawa' -ku nau' napomate-ki. Oti toe-di pai' lako' ma'ala-i mpotuku' -a. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: forcemeat. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-m-o-r-t" | |
-2 letters: cremate, fermate, formate, ocreate. | |
-3 letters: afreet, amerce, cerate, cermet, coatee, coater, comate, create, ecarte, emoter, facete, factor, feater, femora, foamer, format, formee, meteor, ocreae, raceme, reface, refect, remate, remote, reteam. | |
-4 letters: actor, afore, after, ameer, amort, arete, armet, cameo, caret, carom, carte, cater, comae, comer, comet, comte, craft, crate, cream, creme, croft, eater. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-f-m-o-r-t" | |
+1 letter: forcemeats. | |
+3 letters: olfactometer. | |
+4 letters: ferromagnetic, olfactometers, refractometer, refractometry. | |
+5 letters: diffractometer, refractometers, refractometric. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Speeches 8. Expressions | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Translations: Ancient 11. Bible Trace 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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