to chase away
26
2.6
- phrasal verb
- /ʧeɪs əˈweɪ/
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- The new owner had put locks on the doors and chased the junkies away.
- chase the two boys away
And I kept trying and he kept chasing me away.
- And I kept trying and he kept chasing me away.
- His chase does not chase away your past disappointments.
- The band chases the goons away, wrote down band chases goons.
Examples
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So you can chase them away or attract them, whatever you want.
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Dan runs over and manages to chase the two boys away.
Academic text (1991) -
From the hotel, a security guard comes out onto the street and chases the young boys away.
Academic text (2006) -
We don't chase people away.
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Don't chase me away in future, okay?
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Oda will chase the pests away.
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Currently, a few growers hire private fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters to chase birds away.
Academic text (2011) -
In one memorable scene, Pablo takes his class on a riverside hike to chase away the bleak winter doldrums.
Academic text (1997) -
The monasteries will be looted and destroyed... and the monks and nuns killed... or chased away.
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The old farmer used loud noises to chase away the crows from his crops.
Synonyms
87
4.0
Force someone or something to leave using threats
71
3.4
To force a person, animal, or feeling to go away
70
3.8
Force someone or something to leave a place
47
2.5
Make a person or animal go away because they are afraid
29
4.6
To make a feeling or idea go away
25
4.7
Make someone or something go away
19
4.1
Force someone or something to move away from danger
8
6.5
To make someone leave quickly to show they are not wanted
6
3.3
Make someone or something leave a place by running after and frightening them
4
7.9
Make someone leave quickly and forcefully
1
7.1
To force someone or something out of a place by searching
Antonyms
How Forceful
107
6.3
194
5.0
71
3.4
26
2.6
- Informal
5
6.4
- Informal
35
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to force someone or something to leave' is directly and compositionally derived from 'chase' (to pursue) plus 'away' (to another place), so a learner who knows both words can infer the sense. This verb + particle pattern is a common, cross-linguistic motion/completion construction and applies transparently to both literal and many figurative uses.
Etymology
Chase away comes from the clear picture of someone running after another to make them leave, with chase meaning to follow and away meaning out of a place. So it now means 'to force someone or something to leave', whether people, animals, or even thoughts like worries.