CHASE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of chase – Learner’s Dictionary

chase
verb
uk
/tʃeɪs/
us

chase verb (CATCH)

B2
to run after someone or something in order to catch them:
The dog was chasing a rabbit.
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chase sb/sth away/off/out, etc
to run after a person or animal to make them leave a place:
I chased the cat away.

chase verb (TRY)

to try very hard to get something:
There are hundreds of graduates chasing very few jobs.
chase
noun
uk
/tʃeɪs/
us
[ C ]
an occasion when you go after someone or something quickly in order to catch them:
a high speed car chase
give chase
to go after someone or something quickly in order to catch them

(Definition of chase from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of chase

in Chinese (Traditional)
跟隨, 追趕,追逐, 追捕…
in Chinese (Simplified)
跟随, 追赶,追逐, 追捕…
in Spanish
perseguir, persecución [feminine], correr tras…
in Portuguese
caçar, correr atrás de, enxotar…
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पाठलाग करणे, पळवून लावणे, हाकलून देणे…
~を追いかける, 追跡(ついせき), 追(お)いかける…
kovalamak, peşinden koşmak, izlemek…
poursuite [feminine], poursuivre, pourchasser…
perseguir…
achternazitten, wegjagen, achtervolging…
(किसी को पकड़ने हेतु उसका) पीछा करना, (किसी व्यक्ति या पशु को) भगाना…
(કોઈને પકડવા માટે) પીછો કરવા માટે, દૂર ચલાવો (વ્યક્તિ અથવા પ્રાણી)…
forfølge, jage, jagt…
kejar, halau, mengejar…
jagen, verjagen, die Verfolgung…
jakt [masculine], jage, jakte etter…
پکڑنے کے لئےتعاقب کرنا, پکڑنے کے لئے پیچھا کرنا, بھگانا…
наздоганяти, переслідувати, гнати…
гнаться, преследовать, гоняться…
వెంబడించు, ఎవరి లేదా దేని వెనకైనా, వారిని లేదా దానిని పట్టుకోవడానికి వేగంగా వెళ్లు…
يُطارِد…
ধরে ফেলবার জন্যে কাউকে ধাওয়া করা, তাড়া করা…
honit, pronásledovat, zahnat…
mengejar, mengusir, pengejaran…
ไล่ตาม, ขับไล่, การไล่ตาม…
đuổi theo, săn đuổi, xua đuổi…
gonić, polować na, pościg…
-을 뒤쫓다…
inseguire, dare la caccia a, cacciare…
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