Be after and Want

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Be after verb - Have the will and intention to carry out some action.

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Want and be after are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb phrase "Be after".

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Be after and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Be after" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

So you, in however many years it will be after my death when someone listens to this recording, may want to ask, why we don't do good.

Source: Roleplay / Rise Of The Magic Girls
Justified, as trying to do this when you're in the Matrix itself is one of those things that the Machines' search programs tend to pick up on (which generally means the Agents will be after you — and before Neo became the One, you did NOT want to mess with the Agents).

Source: Premature Empowerment

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