WordNet
be after
v. have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" [syn: plan]
Usage examples of "be after".
Wilder was it to strive as high as might be after the full Moon, more lost in its radiance than in a rainstorm.
Everyone kept telling me how treacherous 50 can be after sundown, and I didn't want to put my family into a dangerous situation.