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came after

came after is the simple past of come after.

Meaning of come after

Verb

come after (third-person singular simple present comes after, present participle coming after, simple past came after, past participle come after)

  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?
    Synonyms:
    follow on

Questions about came after

What is came after the simple past of?
Came after is the simple past of come after.

Words near came after in the dictionary

  1. came a gutser
  2. came a long way
  3. came about
  4. came across
  5. came across with
  6. came after
  7. came alive
  8. came aloft
  9. came along
  10. came and went
  11. came apart

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