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chase

  • noun
  • /t͡ʃeɪs/

The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.

Other meanings

  1. A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.

  2. A children's game where one player chases another.

Synonyms

  • pursuit
  • following

Example sentences

  • “Life is a wild goose chase.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "captō".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “chase” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.