Particle guide
Phrasal verbs with after
The particle after starts from one core idea — following behind in time, order, or pursuit. Sink In groups its verbs by the recurring ways that idea plays out, so verbs that look unrelated line up into patterns.
11 phrasal verbs · 4 meaning groups
Being Like
A person or thing shares a family feature or is given another person's name.
Order
One thing appears later than another in a list, story, line, or time.
Care
Someone receives care, or another person asks about their health.
Chasing
A person follows a moving target and tries to reach or obtain it.
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The app turns each meaning group into short review cards: recognition, particle cloze, meaning-to-particle recall, and schema matching.
- Learn the pattern behind dozens of verbs at once — not one-off translations.
- Spaced repetition (SM-2) brings each meaning back right before you forget.
- Four practice modes train recall and discrimination, not just recognition.
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