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BE AFTER
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Have the will and intention to carry out some action
Example:
The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion
Synonyms:
be after; plan
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "be after" is one way to...):
intend; mean; think (have in mind as a purpose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "be after"):
think out (consider carefully and rationally)
aim; aspire; draw a bead on; shoot for (have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal)
go for; hope (intend with some possibility of fulfilment)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
