chase
verb /tʃeɪs/
/tʃeɪs/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they chase | /tʃeɪs/ /tʃeɪs/ |
he / she / it chases | /ˈtʃeɪsɪz/ /ˈtʃeɪsɪz/ |
past simple chased | /tʃeɪst/ /tʃeɪst/ |
past participle chased | /tʃeɪst/ /tʃeɪst/ |
-ing form chasing | /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/ |
- chase somebody/something My dog likes chasing rabbits.
- The kids chased each other around the kitchen table.
- We were chased by a bull while crossing the field.
- chase after somebody/something He chased after the burglar but couldn't catch him.
Wordfinder- chase
- falconry
- game
- hunt
- open season
- pack
- poach
- prey
- safari
- trail
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2- The boys were chasing each other around the yard.
- They chased after the burglar but didn't catch him.
- Chase the cat out—we don't want her in the kitchen.
- This particular fish chases off any other fish that enters its territory.
- Too many people are chasing too few jobs nowadays.
- The team is chasing its first win in five games.
- chase after somebody Kevin's been chasing after Joan for months.
- chase somebody Girls are always chasing him.
- I need to chase him about organizing the meeting.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to rush or hurry somewhere
- I've been chasing around town all morning looking for a present for Sharon.
- [transitive] chase something (specialist) to cut patterns or designs on metal
- chased silver
run/drive after
money/work/success
man/woman
remind somebody
rush
metal
Word Originverb senses 1 to 5 Middle English: from Old French chacier (verb), chace (noun), based on Latin captare ‘continue to take’, from capere ‘take’. verb sense 6 late Middle English: apparently from earlier enchase, from Old French enchasser.
Idioms
chase your (own) tail
- (informal) to be very busy but in fact achieve very littleTopics Difficulty and failurec2