come after
1. come after in time, as a result (Freq. 2)
- A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake
• Syn:
follow
• Hypernyms:
result, ensue
• Verb Group:
postdate, follow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. be the successor (of)
- Carter followed Ford
- Will Charles succeed to the throne?
• Syn:
succeed, follow
• Ant:
precede (for: succeed)
• Derivationally related forms:
successive (for: succeed), succession (for: succeed), successor (for: succeed)
• Hyponyms:
accede, enter, supplant, replace, supersede,
supervene upon, supercede
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
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