| 单词 | to follow after |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto follow after —— to follow after —— intransitive. To strive to reach or obtain; to endeavour to achieve. Cf. sense 10. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > attempt [verb (transitive)] > strive for or after tilla900 strivea1300 aswinkc1300 ofswinkc1300 forstrivec1315 beswink1377 to follow after ——c1390 hacka1450 ontilla1450 prosecutea1530 to scratch for1581 ettle1592 push1595 c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. x. l. 189 Þauȝ þei don hem to done [read donmowe]..To folewen aftur þe Flucchen, fecche þei hit neuere. 1570 T. Wilson tr. Demosthenes 3 Orations 45 Valiant Capitaynes must neuer follow after occasions lost, but rather must preuent them, and be aforehande with them in tyme. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms cxix. 150 They draw nigh that follow after mischiefe. View more context for this quotation 1700 J. G. G. Trumpet in Sion 74 A full resolution to forsake Sin, and follow after Holiness and Righteousness. 1881 Bible (R.V.) Heb. xii. 14 Follow after peace with all men. 2010 ‘W. Reign’ Winter's Rain p. xvi Follow after goodness no matter what. < as lemmas |
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