chase after

Verb

Meaning

go after with the intent to catch

pursue someone sexually or romantically

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

chase court dog romance track tail trail tag go after make love cast about tag along give chase

Antonyms

make off

Hypernyms

court romance follow pursue solicit woo

Hyponyms

hound trace hunt quest run down

Examples

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails. Clarence Darrow

People who chase after ever greater wealth without taking the time to enjoy it are like hungry people who are forever cooking but never sit down to eat. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Do not think about guys who have broken your heart six ways. It is mentally deranged to chase after heartbreak. E. Lockhart

For me, this world of questions and the provisional, this chase after an answer that was always put off to the next day, all that was euphoric. I lived in the future. Francois Jacob

To achieve sustainable innovation you need to seek persistent disequilibrium. To seek persistent disequilibrium means that one must chase after disruption without succumbing to it, or retreating from it. Kevin Kelly (editor)

Colour has taken hold of me; no longer do I have to chase after it. I know that it has hold of me forever. That is the significance of this blessed moment. Paul Klee

Close letter words and terms

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