English

Verb with Conjunction
rfc-header|Verb with Conjunction
to get something after something happens

1. To have, obtain, acquire, or receive after an event

#:She retrieved all she could get after the hurricane struck.

Verb with Preposition
to get something after something

1. To have, obtain, acquire, or receive after an event

#:What kind of grades do you get after pulling an all-nighter?
#:This is all the thanks I get after a lifetime commitment.

Verb
to get after something

1. To move into action in pursuit of something.

#: He's wasting time at university not getting after his degree.
#: If you want to win, you've got to get after it.

to get after someone

1. To move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another.

#: The defensive line needs to get after the quarterback.
#: Do you think the girl's going to ask you out? Get after her!

1. To attempt to convince another to move into action.

#: Parents get after their children to do homework for the best.

See also
go after

• 2007-09-13 01:11 - Connel MacKenzieBot - Robot: Automated text replacement (-===Verb phrase=== +===Verb===)

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