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Phrasal verbs with "after"

18 phrasal verbs use this particle

ask after
B1

To ask about someone's health, wellbeing, or news, usually as a polite social gesture.

chase after
A2

To follow someone or something quickly in order to catch them, or to try eagerly to obtain or achieve something.

come after
B1

To follow something in order or sequence; or to pursue or try to catch someone.

dangle after
C1

To follow or pursue someone in a fawning, persistent, or romantically hopeful way.

enquire after
B2

To ask politely about someone's health, wellbeing, or situation, often on behalf of oneself or another person.

get after
B1

To persistently nag or scold someone, or to begin pursuing someone or something.

go after
B1

To pursue, chase, or try to obtain someone or something.

inquire after
B2

To ask about someone's health, wellbeing, or current situation as a social courtesy.

listen after
C1

To pay attention to or follow advice, warnings, or instructions (dialectal/archaic).

look after
A2

To take care of someone or something, making sure they are safe and have everything they need.

lust after
B2

To have a very strong, often physical or passionate desire for someone or something.

make after
C1

To chase or pursue someone or something; to move quickly in the direction of someone who is leaving or escaping.

name after
A2

To give someone or something the same name as a person or thing, in their honour or memory.

run after
B1

to chase someone or something, or to spend a lot of effort trying to please or get them

see after
B1

To take care of or attend to someone or something (chiefly British and Irish dialectal variant of 'look after')

set after
C1

To send someone or an animal in pursuit of someone who is fleeing.

take after
A2

To resemble a parent or older relative in appearance, personality, or behavior

whore after
C1

To pursue something — typically forbidden pleasures, false beliefs, or material gain — in a shameless or morally compromised way.