to chase after

Examples

• All

• You know what girls can be like, a certain type of girl, chasing after boys.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The black police lieutenant, breaking into a run, chasing after someone we can't quite make out.

  Fiction book (1997)

• And I remember after school one day, this kid was chasing after his friend, like, like he was running and his friend was driving.

  Ear Biscuits

• You left the group to chase after a killer who murdered the guy you used to hate.

  Paintball Massacre (2020)

• The puppy runs around, chasing after him, getting in his way, running across the paintings.

  Fiction book (1996)

• You're chasing after the heart of God.

  Finger of God 2 (2018)

• I spent my whole life chasing after success only to find myself running away from the very thing that mattered, myself, my true self.

• The ball of yarn rolls out the door and Lucy chases after it.

  Fiction book (2001)

• I should be advising the King, not chasing after some headstrong teenager.

  The Little Mermaid (2023)

• Quinn watched Jen, waiting until she reached the shore before chasing after Katie.

  Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

F

to follow

vsto chase after

∞ 1.0

To move behind someone or go along the same path

adds sense of hurrying to catch rather than merely moving behind

P

to pursue

vsto chase after

∞ 3.5

To try to get something you want, like a job or a goal

focuses more on hurrying to catch rather than general goals

C

to chase

vsto chase after

855 1.0

To run after someone or something to catch them

also covers actively seeking rather than only rapid movement

G

to go after

vsto chase after

839 2.1

Try to get something you want or follow someone to catch them

focuses more on hurrying to catch rather than effortful attempt

H

to hunt

vsto chase after

322 1.0

To chase someone or something without stopping to catch them

is more about hurrying with less relentless intensity

T

to trail

vsto chase after

50 2.5

Follow someone closely to try to catch them

involves more hurrying and overt effort rather than quiet following

R

to run down

vsto chase after

13 4.1

To follow and catch a person, animal or vehicle

usually implies quick hurrying rather than continued effort to finish

G

to give chase

vsto chase after

11 4.1

Start running after someone or something to catch them

is about ongoing hurrying rather than only starting the action

P

pursuing

vsto chase after

3.2

Following someone to try to catch them

emphasizes hurrying or running to catch rather than just staying behind

Antonyms

G

to give up

∞ 1.2

To stop trying to do something or accept defeat

S

stop

310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

How Fast

to race

91 1.0

to rush

548 1.0

to chase after

38 2.4

to go after

839 2.1

to follow

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology