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verbIf you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.She chased the thief for 100 yards.He said nothing to waiting journalists, who chased after him as he left.He was reluctant to give up the chase.Police said he was arrested without a struggle after a car chase through the streets of Biarritz.If you are chasing something you want, such as work or money, you are trying hard to get it.In Wales, 14 people are chasing every job.There are too many schools chasing too few pupils....publishers and booksellers chasing after profits from high-volume sales.They took an invincible lead in the chase for the championship.If someone chases someone that they are attracted to, or chases after them, they try hard to persuade them to have a sexual relationship with them.I didn't go around flirting or chasing women.'I was always chasing after unsuitable men,' she says.The chase is always much more exciting than the conquest anyway.If someone chases you from a place, they force you to leave by using threats or violence .Many farmers will then chase you off their land quite aggressively.Angry demonstrators chased him away.To chase someone from a job or a position or from power means to force them to leave it.The army will not allow its commander-in-chief to be chased from power.If you chase somewhere, you run or rush there.They chased down the stairs into the narrow, dirty street....chasing about late at night in search of life's necessities.nounThe chase is the activity of hunting animals....bear robes, mountain lion hides, and other trophies of the chase.othernoun, in namesChase is often used in the name of horse races in which the horses have to jump over obstacles such as fences or bushes ....the Champion Hunter Chase. B2

word	chase
definition	verb If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them. She chased the thief for 100 yards. He said nothing to waiting journalists, who chased after him as he left. He was reluctant to give up the chase. Police said he was arrested without a struggle after a car chase through the streets of Biarritz. If you are chasing something you want, such as work or money, you are trying hard to get it. In Wales, 14 people are chasing every job. There are too many schools chasing too few pupils. ...publishers and booksellers chasing after profits from high-volume sales. They took an invincible lead in the chase for the championship. If someone chases someone that they are attracted to, or chases after them, they try hard to persuade them to have a sexual relationship with them. I didn't go around flirting or chasing women. 'I was always chasing after unsuitable men,' she says. The chase is always much more exciting than the conquest anyway. If someone chases you from a place, they force you to leave by using threats or violence . Many farmers will then chase you off their land quite aggressively. Angry demonstrators chased him away. To chase someone from a job or a position or from power means to force them to leave it. The army will not allow its commander-in-chief to be chased from power. If you chase somewhere, you run or rush there. They chased down the stairs into the narrow, dirty street. ...chasing about late at night in search of life's necessities. noun The chase is the activity of hunting animals. ...bear robes, mountain lion hides, and other trophies of the chase. other noun, in names Chase is often used in the name of horse races in which the horses have to jump over obstacles such as fences or bushes . ...the Champion Hunter Chase.
inflections	chaseschasingchased
cefr-level	B2

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