in the wake of

English

Alternative forms

• in someone's wake, in something's wake

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

in the wake of

1. (idiomatic) Following

   The city rebuilt in the wake of the earthquake.

   Economic reforms followed in the wake of political change.

2. (idiomatic) As a result of, because of

   Increased security was introduced in the wake of the attack.

3. In the noticeable disturbance of water behind (a maritime vessel).

Translations

following

• Arabic: فِي أَعْقَاب (fī ʔaʕqāb), عَلَى أَثَرِ (ʕalā ʔaṯari)

  Egyptian Arabic: بعد (baʕd)

• Dutch: in het kielzog (van)
• French: à l'issue de (fr)
• Icelandic: í kjölfar
• Italian: subito dopo
• Polish: po (pl), w wyniku (pl), w następstwie, w ślad za (pl)
• Portuguese: na sequência de, na esteira de
• Russian: после (ru) (posle)
• Spanish: como consecuencia de, tras (es)
• Swedish: i kölvattnet av (sv)

as a result of

• Arabic: عَلَى إِثْرِ (ʕalā ʔiṯri)

  Egyptian Arabic: بعد (baʕd)

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} в резултат на (v rezultat na) , ^{(please verify)} като последица от (kato posledica ot)
• French: suite à (fr), à l'issue de (fr)
• German: infolge (de)
• Icelandic: í kjölfar
• Polish: na skutek (pl), w wyniku (pl)
• Portuguese: na sequência de
• Romanian: în urma, ca urmare a
• Russian: в результа́те (ru) (v rezulʹtáte), всле́дствие (ru) (vslédstvije), и́з-за (ru) (íz-za)
• Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} за, ^{(please verify)} za (+ instrumental)
• Ukrainian: в результа́ті (v rezulʹtáti), як наслі́док (jak naslídok)