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Chase after   /tʃeɪs ˈæftər/   Listen
Chase after

verb
1.
Pursue someone sexually or romantically.  Synonym: chase.
2.
Go after with the intent to catch.  Synonyms: chase, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail.  "The dog chased the rabbit"






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"Chase after" Quotes from Famous Books



... my ponies stolen?" cried Uncle Frank, jumping up from his chair. "That is bad news! When did it happen? Why don't you get the cowboys together and chase after the men who took ...
— The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch • Howard R. Garis

... no attention to us. His growls are for someone else, and he is trying to break loose, in order that he may chase after them. I shouldn't be surprised if we had some success, after all. Do it, Buster. The whole world is looking to you now as the hero ...
— The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron • Graham B. Forbes

... said Holmes, "you have had your revenge upon them. There can be no question that it was your oil-lamp which, when it was crushed in the press, set fire to the wooden walls, though no doubt they were too excited in the chase after you to observe it at the time. Now keep your eyes open in this crowd for your friends of last night, though I very much fear that they are a good hundred miles off ...
— The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

... I moved, took to flight, and I commenced a hot chase after the airy fugitive, solely excited by the hope of being delivered from my present dreadful situation; the bare idea inspired me with ...
— Peter Schlemihl etc. • Chamisso et. al.

... we make a snow man?" asked Bert, as he raced about with Snap, making the dog chase after sticks which would become buried deep under the snow, where Snap had to dig them out. But the dog ...
— The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West • Laura Lee Hope


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