come after
Chase or succeed
Come after means to follow, either in sequence or in pursuit.
Events come after each other in time: The reception comes after the ceremony.
To come after someone is to pursue or chase them, often with hostile intent: They're coming after you for what you said.
In legal or business contexts, it means to seek something owed: The IRS will come after you for back taxes.
Go behind another
- ensueHappen afterward
- subsequentOccurring after something else
- proceedMove forward, continue
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
trail · postdate · supervene · posterior · next · afterward · later · sequential
Rapid following of quarry
hound · seek · trail · shadow · tail · follow · search · investigate
What follows a cause
- outcomeFinal result of events
- effectResult of a cause
- aftermathResults following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
ramification · impact · fallout · sequel · corollary · upshot · aftereffect · side effect
Punitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- avengePunish on behalf of
settle scores · get back at · nemesis · reprisal · backlash · grudge · feud · vendetta
follow
Go behind another
- ensueHappen afterward
- subsequentOccurring after something else
- proceedMove forward, continue
sequence · trail · postdate · supervene · posterior · next · afterward · later · sequential · consecutive
chase
Rapid following of quarry
pursue · hound · seek · trail · shadow · tail · follow · search · investigate · apprehend
result
What follows a cause
repercussion · ramification · impact · fallout · sequel · corollary · upshot · aftereffect · side effect · end result
retaliation
Punitive response to injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
avenge · settle scores · get back at · nemesis · reprisal · backlash · grudge · feud · vendetta · score settling
- pursuitchase, chasing, pursuit, chase down, pursue
- investigatinginvestigate, examine, inspect, probe, search
come aftercome before
Occur prior to
precede · go before · predate · come first · antedate