chase · verb /tʃeɪs/
chase (RUN AFTER)
B2 I or T to run after someone or something in order to catch them
Dictionary examples:
The dog was chasing a rabbit.
She was chasing after her two-year-old son.
Learner example:
I could feel that the man was chasing after me. (First Certificate in English; B2; Chinese)
chase sb/sth away/off/out, etc.
B2 to run after a person or animal to make them leave a place
Dictionary example:
I chased the cat away.
Learner example:
But one day, Napoleon said that his rival Snowball was a spy of the farmers and chased him away. (First Certificate in English; B2; Japanese)
chase (TRY)
C2 T to try very hard to get something
Dictionary example:
There are hundreds of graduates chasing very few jobs.
Learner example:
I was tired and for the first time I started to take notice [of] the smirks on peoples faces as I walked past them, the silent laughter and I saw myself through their eyes; I was an old fool, chasing a r[i]dic[u]lous, flimsy dream. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Swedish)
