run after

  • 1run\ after — • run after • chase after v 1. To try to find; look for; hunt. The Dramatic Club has to run all over town after things for setting the stage when it puts on a play. 2. informal To seek the company of; chase. Some boys spend a lot of time and… …

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  • 2run after — (someone) to try to get the attention or love of someone. He s about to make a fool of himself, running after a married woman. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of run after someone or something (= to chase someone or something) …

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  • 3run after — ► run after informal pursue persistently. Main Entry: ↑run …

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  • 4run after — index chase, hunt, pursue (chase) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5run after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run after : present tense I/you/we/they run after he/she/it runs after present participle running after past tense ran after past participle run after 1) run after someone/something to chase someone or… …

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  • 6run after — (informal) PURSUE, chase; make advances to, flirt with; informal make up to, come on to, be all over, vamp; dated set one s cap at. → run * * * informal seek to acquire or attain; pursue persistently …

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  • 7run after — verb a) To chase. That dog will get hurt if he continues to run after cars. b) To make a determined effort to win someones affections. She runs after any man in uniform! …

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  • 8run after — phrasal 1. pursue, chase; especially to seek the company of 2. to take up with ; follow < run after new theories > …

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  • 9run after someone — run after (someone) to try to get the attention or love of someone. He s about to make a fool of himself, running after a married woman. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of run after someone or something (= to chase someone or something) …

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  • 10run after something — ˌrun ˈafter sb/sth derived to run to try to catch sb/sth Syn: ↑pursue Main entry: ↑runderived …

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