come after

poursuivre

Poursuivre quelqu'un, souvent pour lui faire du mal ou le punir.

En anglais simple : To chase someone, often because you want to hurt or punish them.

• The dog came after me.
• Will the police come after him?
• They came after the journalist for exposing their crimes.

Comment l'utiliser : come after someone (The guards came after us.)

Synonymes : pursue, chase

Expressions courantes : come after someone, come after thieves

venir après, succéder à

Se placer après dans une suite ou prendre la place d'une personne précédente.

En anglais simple : To be next or later in a series, or take the place of someone before you.

• Tuesday comes after Monday.
• Who came after the first president?
• The safety checks come after the repairs.

Comment l'utiliser : come after someone/something (The main course comes after the soup.)

Synonymes : follow, succeed

Contraires : precede

Expressions courantes : come after someone, come after lunch