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Chase

noun/kɹˈɪmsənd/
Definition
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kɹˈɪmsənd/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈɜːkjʊləɹˌaɪzɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈɜːkjʊləɹˌaɪzɪŋ/
1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɪmsənd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
“the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit”
nounUnited States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
nouna rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
verbgo after with the intent to catch
“The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”
verbpursue someone sexually or romantically
verbcut a groove into
“chase silver”
verbcut a furrow into a columns
Word Forms
pursueverbfollow in or as if in pursuit
chaseverbpursue someone sexually or romantically
followverbfollow in or as if in pursuit
chasernouna person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
chasenounthe act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
trailingnounthe pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
tailnouna spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
tailingnounthe act of following someone secretly
tagnouna game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
tracknounevidence pointing to a possible solution
trackernounsomeone who tracks down game
trackingnounthe pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
chamfernountwo surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verfolgungsjagd
der Akt des Verfolgens mit dem Ziel, zu überholen oder zu erobern
🇫🇷French
chasse
l'acte de poursuivre dans le but de dépasser ou de capturer
🇪🇸Spanish
perseguir
el acto de perseguir en un esfuerzo por alcanzar o capturar
🇮🇹Italian
caccia
l'atto di inseguire nel tentativo di sorpassare o catturare
🇳🇱Dutch
achtervolging
de handeling van het achtervolgen in een poging in te halen of te vangen
🇵🇹Portuguese
perseguir
o ato de perseguir em um esforço para ultrapassar ou capturar
🇷🇺Russian
гнаться
преследование с целью догнать или захватить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पीछा करना
आगे निकलने या कब्ज़ा करने के प्रयास में पीछा करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
তাড়া
ওভারটেক বা ক্যাপচার করার প্রচেষ্টায় অনুসরণ করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
துரத்துகிறது
முந்த அல்லது கைப்பற்றும் முயற்சியில் தொடரும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
వెంబడించు
అధిగమించే లేదా పట్టుకునే ప్రయత్నంలో అనుసరించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
पाठलाग
मागे टाकण्याच्या किंवा पकडण्याच्या प्रयत्नात पाठपुरावा करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
પીછો
આગળ નીકળી જવા અથવા પકડવાના પ્રયાસમાં પીછો કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬೆನ್ನಟ್ಟುತ್ತಾರೆ
ಹಿಂದಿಕ್ಕುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸೆರೆಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಸರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിന്തുടരുക
മറികടക്കുന്നതിനോ പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള ശ്രമത്തിൽ പിന്തുടരുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਿੱਛਾ
ਅੱਗੇ ਨਿਕਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਫੜਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿੱਛਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیچھا
آگے نکلنے یا پکڑنے کی کوشش میں تعاقب کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
追赶
试图超越或捕获的追击行为
🇯🇵Japanese
追跡
追い越すか捕らえようとして追いかける行為
🇰🇷Korean
뒤쫓다다
추월하거나 포획하기 위해 추격하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đuổi
hành động theo đuổi trong nỗ lực vượt qua hoặc bắt giữ
🇹🇭Thai
ไล่ล่า
การกระทำเพื่อพยายามแซงหรือยึด
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengejar
tindakan mengejar dalam upaya menyalip atau menangkap
🇵🇭Filipino
habulin
ang pagkilos ng paghabol sa pagsisikap na maabutan o mahuli
🇲🇾Malay
mengejar
tindakan mengejar dalam usaha untuk memintas atau menangkap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يطارد
فعل المتابعة في محاولة للتجاوز أو الاستيلاء
🇮🇷Persian
تعقیب و گریز
عمل تعقیب در تلاش برای سبقت گرفتن یا گرفتن
🇹🇷Turkish
takip etmek
sollamak veya yakalamak için takip etme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מִרדָף
פעולת הרדיפה במאמץ לעקוף או ללכוד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'chase'?
The primary meaning of 'chase' is 'the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'chase' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'chase' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'chase' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'chase' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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