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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

to be after sth

Hi.

What do you mean when you say "I am after ..."

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Context? It could mean I desire it and I'm trying to obtain it. For example: I'm after a rich husband.

— BarbaraPA

  • Context?
  • It could mean I desire it and I'm trying to obtain it.
  • For example: I'm after a rich husband.
  • It could mean I follow a person in sequence as we wait our turns for something.
  • I'm after that fellow in the blue jacket.
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Context?

It could mean I desire it and I'm trying to obtain it. For example: I'm after a rich husband.

It could mean I follow a person in sequence as we wait our turns for something. I'm after that fellow in the blue jacket.
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Phrasal Verb: be after someone or something
    To be pursuing or chasing (a person or animal).



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