give chase

give chase
verb
go after with the intent to catch
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The policeman chased the mugger down the alley

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the dog chased the rabbit

• Syn:
↑chase, ↑chase after, ↑trail, ↑tail, ↑tag, ↑dog, ↑go after, ↑track
• See Also: ↑tag along (for: ↑tag), ↑chase away (for: ↑chase)
• Derivationally related forms:
↑track (for: ↑track), ↑tracker (for: ↑track), ↑tracking (for: ↑track), ↑tag (for: ↑tag), ↑tail (for: ↑tail), ↑tailing (for: ↑tail), ↑trailing (for: ↑trail), ↑chaser (for: ↑chase), ↑chase (for: ↑chase)
• Hypernyms: ↑pursue, ↑follow
• Hyponyms: ↑tree, ↑quest, ↑hound, ↑hunt, ↑trace, ↑run down
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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give chase
To set off in pursuit
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Main Entry: ↑chase
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give chase
To pursue
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Main Entry: ↑give

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give chase formal phrase
to follow someone quickly in order to catch them

The man ran out and Darnell gave chase.

Thesaurus: to chase someonesynonym
Main entry: chase

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go in pursuit

a patrol car gave chase and finally overtook him

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give chase
: to chase someone or something

The officer saw the thief and gave chase.

— often + to

Police gave chase to the suspect as he fled the scene.

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Main Entry: ↑chase
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give chase — see ↑chase, 1
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Main Entry: ↑give

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give ˈchase idiom
to run after sb/sth in order to catch them

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We gave chase along the footpath.

Main entry: ↑chaseidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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