"go after" meaning in English

See go after in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes after [present, singular, third-person], going after [participle, present], went after [past], gone after [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> after}} go after (third-person singular simple present goes after, present participle going after, simple past went after, past participle gone after)
  1. To pursue in attempt to catch another. Related terms: get after Translations (to pursue in attempt to catch): ajaa takaa (Finnish), पीछे जाना (pīche jānā) (Hindi), पीछे पड़ना (pīche paṛnā) (Hindi), पीछे पड़ जाना (pīche paṛ jānā) (Hindi), dare la caccia (Italian), forfølge (Norwegian Bokmål), gå etter (Norwegian Bokmål), دنبال کردن (donbâl kardan) (Persian), تعقیب کردن (ta'qib kardan) (Persian), преследовать (presledovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), ловить (lovitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), jaga (Swedish), följa efter (Swedish), kovalamak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-go_after-en-verb-DlxJByiN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "after", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "after": 80 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'to pursue in attempt to catch': 78 22
  2. To pursue an object or a goal. Translations (to pursue an object or goal): tavoitella (Finnish), seurata (Finnish), पीछे जाना (pīche jānā) (Hindi), पीछे पड़ना (pīche paṛnā) (Hindi), पीछे पड़ जाना (pīche paṛ jānā) (Hindi), dare la caccia (Italian), دنبال کردن (donbâl kardan) (Persian), преследовать (presledovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-go_after-en-verb-uL5KlQW5 Disambiguation of 'to pursue an object or goal': 28 72

Inflected forms

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          "word": "ajaa takaa"
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          "word": "पीछे जाना"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
          "word": "dare la caccia"
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          "code": "nb",
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          "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
          "word": "forfølge"
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          "roman": "donbâl kardan",
          "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
          "word": "دنبال کردن"
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          "roman": "ta'qib kardan",
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          "roman": "presledovatʹ",
          "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
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          "roman": "lovitʹ",
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          "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
          "word": "kovalamak"
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          "word": "tavoitella"
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          "word": "seurata"
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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "pīche jānā",
          "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
          "word": "पीछे जाना"
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          "word": "पीछे पड़ना"
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "donbâl kardan",
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          "roman": "presledovatʹ",
          "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
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          "word": "преследовать"
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      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
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      "roman": "pīche jānā",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "word": "पीछे पड़ना"
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      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pīche paṛ jānā",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "word": "पीछे पड़ जाना"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "word": "forfølge"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "word": "gå etter"
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      "roman": "donbâl kardan",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "word": "دنبال کردن"
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      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ta'qib kardan",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "word": "تعقیب کردن"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "presledovatʹ",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "преследовать"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lovitʹ",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
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      "word": "ловить"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "word": "jaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "word": "följa efter"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to pursue in attempt to catch",
      "word": "kovalamak"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
      "word": "tavoitella"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
      "word": "seurata"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pīche jānā",
      "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
      "word": "पीछे जाना"
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      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "pīche paṛnā",
      "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
      "word": "पीछे पड़ना"
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    {
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      "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
      "word": "पीछे पड़ जाना"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
      "word": "dare la caccia"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "donbâl kardan",
      "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
      "word": "دنبال کردن"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "presledovatʹ",
      "sense": "to pursue an object or goal",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "преследовать"
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  ],
  "word": "go after"
}

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