Communication
be after something
want or look for something
To want or be looking for something, especially in informal British English.
Hear it in real life
Can I help you?
Yes, I am after a replacement charger for this phone.
I am after a cheap hotel near the station for one night.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I am after to find a quiet place.
Say: I am after a quiet place.
Use a noun or noun phrase after "be after," not an infinitive.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be after a job; be after somewhere quiet; what are you after?
Your turn: say it out loud
I am after a cheap hotel near the station for one night.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be after something
want or look for something
“I am after a cheap hotel near the station for one night.”
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