after

*after someone or something

1. Lit. following someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; Come ~.) Tom comes after Mary in the line.

2. Fig. in pursuit of someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; chase ~; run ~.) The dog is after a rabbit.

after

/in a fashion

In some way or other, especially to a limited extent: She sings after a fashion.

See:

a man after own heart
a person after (one's) own
after
after (a) while, crocodile
after (one's) own heart
after a fashion
after a sort
After a storm comes a calm
after a while
after all
after all is said and done
after hours
after meat, mustard
after one's own heart
after own heart
after Saturday comes Sunday
after the dust has settled
after the fact
after the fashion of
after the Lord Mayor's show
after the party is over
after the style of
After while
After while, crocodile
After you
after you, my dear Alphonse
ask after
be after
be after (one's) blood
be after blood
be out for scalp
be out for/after (someone's) scalp
chase after
chase around after
close the barn door after the horse has bolted
close the stable door after the horse has bolted
closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
come after
day after day
devil looks after his own
flock after
get after
go after
grope after
hanker after
happily ever after
have letters after (one's) name
head out
head out after
hunger after
hunt after
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither
in a while
inquire after
It is easy to be wise after the event
It's easy to be wise after the event
It's one thing after another!
keep after
letters after (one's) name
life after
live happily ever after
lock the barn door after the horse has bolted
lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
look after
look after number one
lust after
make after
man after (one's) own heart
man after my own heart
month after month
morning after
morning after, the
much sought after
name after
name for else Go to name after
night after night
one after another
one after the other
one hour's sleep before midnight is worth two after
one thing after another
one thing or person after another
pattern after
pick up after
pine after
run after
run around after
search after
see after
seek after
send after
send the helve after the hatchet
Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted
sought after
stay after
strain after
strive after
sweep up after
tail after
take after
take care of the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
take off
take off after
the calm after a storm
the devil looks after his own
the morning after
the morning after the night before
they're only after one thing
throw good money after bad
time after time
trot after
week after week
when all's said and done
when the dust has settled
woman after (one's) own heart
year after year

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Branko	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian
TerÉZ	-	Hungarian
Merfyn	-	Welsh
Chikere	-	Western African, Igbo
Euadne	-	Greek Mythology
Kronos	-	Greek Mythology