chase after
English
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Verb
[edit]chase after (third-person singular simple present chases after, present participle chasing after, simple past and past participle chased after)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chase, after.
- (idiomatic) To pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo.
- 2002, Florence Whiteman Kaslow, Jeffrey J Magnavita, Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy[1], page 493:
- He began to tell her that he loved her, and he chased after her for six months
Synonyms
[edit]- (to pursue someone with romantic intentions): court, make love, romance; see also Thesaurus:woo