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noun | verb stalkstalk1 /stɔk/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYstalk1Origin: 1300-1400 Perhaps from stale step of a ladder, long handle (11-19 centuries), from Old English stalu science, biology a long narrow stem of a plant, that supports the leaves, fruits, or flowers: Two flowers usually develop on each stalk. noun | verb stalkstalk2 ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYstalk2Origin: Old English bestealcian VERB TABLEstalk |
Present | I, you, we, they | stalk | | he, she, it | stalks | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | stalked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have stalked | | he, she, it | has stalked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had stalked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will stalk | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have stalked |
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Present | I | am stalking | | he, she, it | is stalking | | you, we, they | are stalking | Past | I, he, she, it | was stalking | | you, we, they | were stalking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been stalking | | he, she, it | has been stalking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been stalking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be stalking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been stalking |
THESAURUSgo behind/after► followa) to walk, drive, run, etc. behind or after someone else: They followed us in their car. The president was followed by a crowd of photographers.b) to go closely behind someone in order to find out where he or she is going: The man followed her home. ► chase to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch him, her, or it: The store’s owner chased the thief down the street. ► pursue formal to chase someone or something: The police pursued the car for ten miles before stopping it. ► run after to chase someone or something on foot: She started to leave, and Smith ran after her. ► trail to follow a short distance behind someone, often because you do not want to walk with him or her: Kenny walked down the block with his little brother trailing behind him. ► tail informal to secretly watch and follow someone such as a criminal: Police have been tailing the drug dealer for weeks. ► track to search for a person or animal by following a smell or marks on the ground: The police used dogs to track the missing girl. ► stalk to follow a person or animal quietly in order to catch, attack, or kill him, her, or it. You can also use stalk to mean to follow and watch someone a lot, in a way that is very annoying or frightening: The tiger was stalking its prey. One of the singer’s fans was arrested for stalking her. ► hunt to follow an animal in order to catch and kill it: In the book, Captain Ahab hunts the white whale called Moby Dick. 1[transitive] to follow an animal or person quietly in order to catch or kill it: a tiger stalking its prey the rapist who is stalking women► see thesaurus at follow2[transitive] to follow and watch someone over a long period of time, in a way that is annoying or threatening, and that is considered a crime: She was stalked by an obsessed fan.3[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to walk in a proud or angry way, with long steps: stalk out/off/away Yvonne stalked out of the room in disgust.4[transitive] if something bad stalks people or a place, it threatens them: It is a disease that stalks the young. |