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RELATED WORDS : accessory after the fact after after a fashion after all after damp after hours after part be after bid come chase after come come about come across come again come alive come along come and go come apart come around come at come away come back come back at come before come between come by come clean come close come down come down on come forth come forward come hell or high water come hither come hither look come home come in come in for come in handy come into come into being come near come of come of age come off come on come out come out of the closet come over come round come short come through come to come to grips come to hand come to life come to light come to mind come to nothing come to pass come to terms come to the fore come together come true come up come up against come up to come upon come what may come with day after day go after kingdom come lech after life after death look after lust after one after another point after point after touchdown quest after run after see after sought after take after time to come to come week after week whatever may come

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb come after has 2 senses

• come after(v = verb.stative) follow - come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
is one way to ensue, result
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

• come after(v = verb.social) follow, succeed - be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

ROGET THESAURUS

come after

Sequence

VB succeed, come after, come on, come next, follow, ensue, step into the shoes of, alternate, place after, suffix, append, follow, pursue, go after, fly after, attend, beset, dance attendance on, dog, tread in the steps of, tread close upon, be in the wake of, be in the trail of, be in the rear of, go in the wake of, go in the trail of, go in the rear of, follow in the wake of, follow in the trail of, follow in the rear of, follow as a shadow, hang on the skirts of, tread on the heels of, follow on the heels of, camp on the trail.

Posteriority

VB follow after, come after, go after, succeed, supervene, ensue, occur, step into the shoes of.

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