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come after

verb

  1. To pursue or follow; to pursue with hostile intent.

    "Don't try to come after me."

  2. To follow or succeed; to be the successor of.

    "Who came after Richard the Lionheart?"

Synonymsfollow on, chase, hunt, persecute, torment

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