"chase after" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-chase after.ogg [Australia] Forms: chases after [present, singular, third-person], chasing after [participle, present], chased after [participle, past], chased after [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} chase after (third-person singular simple present chases after, present participle chasing after, simple past and past participle chased after)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chase, after. Synonyms: make love, romance, woo
    Sense id: en-chase_after-en-verb-rUV2pwsh Categories (other): English phrasal verbs with particle (after) Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (after): 56 44
  2. (idiomatic) To pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (to pursue someone with romantic intentions): court Translations (to woo): biegać [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-chase_after-en-verb-mI6JjUke Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'to pursue someone with romantic intentions': 3 97 Disambiguation of 'to woo': 2 98

Inflected forms

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