Come After (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- Roosevelt come after Taft as the president of the United States in the early 20th century.
- She will come after Johnson as the new head of the marketing department next month.
- Obama come after Bush as the leader of the country and successfully introduced several reforms.
- Prince William will come after Queen Elizabeth as the ruler of the United Kingdom.
- When Brown retires, Thompson will come after him as the company's CEO.
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Meaning 2
Come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- A severe economic downturn came after years of reckless spending and overproduction.
- The cold winter came after a mild autumn and many people were caught off guard.
- A massive wave of layoffs came after the company merged with its competitor.
- The backlash against the new law came after it was passed by the government last month.
- The re-election campaign came after the president's approval ratings plummeted.