to chase after
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3.7
- phrasal verb
- NSFW
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- And I think I have used up all of those chances and now it's like, I'm not going to chase after you now.
- chase after guys
- chase after girls
- chase after women
So because I am more rare than you, you should be chasing after me.
- So because I am more rare than you, you should be chasing after me.
- Because even if you get him through chasing after him, you now set the stage for a very unhealthy relationship.
- I was being weird, but no, I think I was like I was chasing after a boy.
- Do these five things and let's stop chasing after girls when you could make them chase.
- This is Stefan Lavocia AKA Stefan Speaks and today's topic is the three reasons why a man shouldn't chase after a woman.
- Especially if it's like, if it's like horny season or mating season, they'll just like chase after a dough boom right into traffic.
Examples
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Because I've been chasing her my entire life.
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Just back from the hospital and already you are chasing after boys.
Fiction book (1998) -
So... fine woman, rich, chasing after you and putting you up?
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We were both chasing after our desire.
Fiction book (1998) -
Women don't chase after nice guys.
Fiction book (1998) -
Regardless, what man wouldn't want women chasing after him all the time?
Blog text (29) -
Proper young ladies just didn't come chasing after men.
Fiction book (1990) -
She's been chasing after lads like usual.
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She spends most of her time chasing after the younger guys.
Fiction book (1990) -
He started to chase after her, hoping to win her heart with a sweet gesture.
Synonyms
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3.5
To try to get something you want, like a job or a goal
839
2.1
Try to get something you want or follow someone to catch them
194
4.0
To try to start a romantic relationship with someone
44
4.6
To try to get someone's love or romantic feelings
16
5.3
To try to attract someone you like, often with gifts or kind words
11
4.6
Trying to get someone's love, often with marriage in mind
To try to get someone to marry you
Try to have romantic or sexual relationships with many women, often not seriously
Following someone to try to catch them
Antonyms
How Persistent
- Offensive
195
7.4
44
4.6
- NSFW
11
3.7
363
2.3
267
3.1
743
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to pursue, try to catch up with' is directly built from 'chase' (to pursue) plus 'after' (following), following a standard verb + particle composition that a B1 learner can compose. Even though 'chase' can also mean courtship in some contexts, the combined sense of actively following or seeking is transparent and cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
The phrasal verb chase after uses the picture of someone running after a person they like, trying to get their attention; the verb chase plus after gives the idea of following closely. That's why it means 'to pursue someone with the intention of starting a romantic relationship'.