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.

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head out after hunger after hunt after If you run after two hares, you will catch neither 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 life after live happily ever after look after look after number one lust after make after man after my own heart month after month morning after much sought after name after night after night one after the other 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 Shut the stable door after the horse has bolted stay after strain after strive after sweep up after tail after take after take off take off after the morning after throw good money after bad time after time trot after week after week year after year