chase after

English

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Verb

chase after someone

  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see chase,‎ after.
  2. (idiomatic) To pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo.
    • 2002, Florence Whiteman Kaslow, Jeffrey J Magnavita, Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy‎, page 493:
      He began to tell her that he loved her, and he chased after her for six months
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