单词 | to come after |
释义 | > as lemmasto come after—— to come after—— intransitive. To pursue or hunt down (a person). Cf. to go after —— 1 at go v. Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow [verb (transitive)] > pursue followOE driveOE to go after ——OE to come after——c1275 pursuec1300 suec1300 catcha1325 chasec1330 enchasec1380 to pursue aftera1387 ensuea1513 subsecute1548 prosecute1549 jass1577 course1587 to make after ——a1592 scorse1596 chevya1825 to take out after1865 shag1913 c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 275 Brutus heom com æfter & æfer he heom leide on. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) xxiii. 68 He wyll come after vs lyke a madd man. 1683 B. Calamy Some Considerations Case of Scandal 29 He fears, if he leaves the Meetings and resorts to his Parish-Church, some not satisfied concerning the lawfulness of it, should come after him thither. 1705 Flying Post 3 Apr. 1/1 The Declarant got on board the Unity..but Mr. Callant, the Super-Cargo, came after him, and brought him back to their own Ship. 1793 H. Campbell Affidavit in A. Hook Major Hook's Def. to Action for Criminal Conversat. 50 She..ran down stairs and went into the street;..the servant..came after her, and she immediately returned. 1829 Olio 2 360/1 That fetch who comes after us all, Death! has fetch'd Him. 1869 H. B. Stowe Oldtown Folks iv. 37 And be off lying in the mowing, like a patridge, when they come after ye. 1922 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 7 108 Not long after I left Ponce de Leon spring I heard the plantation dogs coming after me. 1944 G. Heyer Friday's Child xxi. 247 There's a thing that comes after a fellow... Creeps up behind him, and puts him in the basket when he ain't expecting it. 1985 J. Kelman Chancer (1987) 289 Is it true he's going to come after you when he gets out..? She shrugged. He said he was. 2010 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 30 Mar. a16/3 After attacking the police, the members planned to retreat to several planned ‘rally points’ and wait for the authorities to come after them. < as lemmas |
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