give+chase+to

  • 21chase — chase1 [ tʃeıs ] verb ** ▸ 1 follow someone/something quickly ▸ 2 force someone from power ▸ 3 hurry ▸ 4 try hard to get something ▸ 5 decorate metal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to follow someone or something quickly in order to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22chase — I UK [tʃeɪs] / US verb Word forms chase : present tense I/you/we/they chase he/she/it chases present participle chasing past tense chased past participle chased ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to follow someone or something quickly in order to …

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  • 23chase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. pursue, follow, hunt; dispel, put to flight, rout, repel; tool, engrave. See pursuit, ornamentation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pursuit, hunt, quest; see hunt 1 , 2 . • give chase, Syn. chase, trail,… …

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  • 24chase — chase1 chaseable, adj. /chays/, v., chased, chasing, n. v.t. 1. to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief. 2. to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt: to chase deer. 3. to follow or devote… …

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  • 25chase — 1 verb 1 FOLLOW (I, T) to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them: Outside in the yard, kids were yelling and chasing each other. | chase sb along/down/up etc: The dog spotted a cat and chased it up a nearby tree. | chase sb… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26chase after — verb 1. go after with the intent to catch The policeman chased the mugger down the alley the dog chased the rabbit • Syn: ↑chase, ↑trail, ↑tail, ↑tag, ↑give chase, ↑dog, ↑ …

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  • 27chase — I [[t]tʃeɪs[/t]] v. chased, chas•ing, n. 1) to follow rapidly or intently to seize, overtake, etc.; pursue: to chase a thief[/ex] 2) to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt 3) to follow or devote one s attention to with the hope… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28give — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession of freely; hand over as a present (gave them her old curtains; gives to cancer research). 2 tr. a transfer the ownership of with or without… …

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  • 29chase — chase1 verb 1》 pursue in order to catch or catch up with. 2》 rush or cause to go in a specified direction. 3》 try to obtain (something owed or required).     ↘(chase something up) (US chase something down) investigate an unresolved matter further …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 30chase — Synonyms and related words: Derby, Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, address, afforestation, arboretum, assemble, beat, beat back, beau, bedog, bezel, boil, bolt, boondocks, boot out, boss, brush off, bundle, bush, bushveld, bustle, career, carve …

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