be_after (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *be after*:
VERB	cognition	be after, plan	have the will and intention to carry out some action

Englishbe after: 1 sense verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Have the will and intention to carry out some action.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Synonym	plan
Narrower	draw a bead on, aspire, aim, shoot for	Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
	hope, go for	Intend with some possibility of fulfilment
	think out	Consider carefully and rationally
Broader	intend, mean, think	have in mind as a purpose
Spanish	planear, planificar
Catalan	planejar, planificar

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