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COME AFTER

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be the successor (of)

Example:

Will Charles succeed to the throne?

Synonyms:

come after; follow; succeed

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "come after"):

accede; enter (take on duties or office)

replace; supersede; supervene upon; supplant (take the place or move into the position of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Come after in time, as a result

Example:

A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake

Synonyms:

come after; follow

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "come after" is one way to...):

ensue; result (issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end)

Verb group:

follow; postdate (be later in time)

follow (be next)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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