run after

run after: Synonyms and related words:

act up to, agree to anything, approach, break the ice, bring, bring back, brown-nose, call for, chase, chase after, chivy, court, cultivate, curry favor, dance attendance on, dog, fall all over, fall over, fawn upon, fetch, fetch and carry, follow, follow up, get, give chase, go after, go and get, go fetch, go for, go get, go to get, handshake, hollo after, hound, hunt, make advances, make after, make court to, make up to, obtain, pay addresses to, pay court to, pick up, play up to, polish the apple, procure, prosecute, pursue, quest, quest after, raise the hunt, retrieve, search, secure, seek, seek out, shag, shine up to, suck up to, take out after

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Synonyms:

Follow, pursue, chase, course / Search for, try to find, hunt

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run\ after — • run after • chase after v 1. To try to find; look for; hunt. The Dramatic Club has to run all over town after things for setting the stage when it puts on a play. 2. informal To seek the company of; chase. Some boys spend a lot of time and… … Словарь американских идиом
run after — (someone) to try to get the attention or love of someone. He s about to make a fool of himself, running after a married woman. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of run after someone or something (= to chase someone or something) … New idioms dictionary
run after — ► run after informal pursue persistently. Main Entry: ↑run … English terms dictionary
run after — index chase, hunt, pursue (chase) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
run after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms run after : present tense I/you/we/they run after he/she/it runs after present participle running after past tense ran after past participle run after 1) run after someone/something to chase someone or… … English dictionary
run after — (informal) PURSUE, chase; make advances to, flirt with; informal make up to, come on to, be all over, vamp; dated set one s cap at. → run * * * informal seek to acquire or attain; pursue persistently … Useful english dictionary
run after — verb a) To chase. That dog will get hurt if he continues to run after cars. b) To make a determined effort to win someones affections. She runs after any man in uniform! … Wiktionary
run after — phrasal 1. pursue, chase; especially to seek the company of 2. to take up with ; follow < run after new theories > … New Collegiate Dictionary
run after someone — run after (someone) to try to get the attention or love of someone. He s about to make a fool of himself, running after a married woman. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of run after someone or something (= to chase someone or something) … New idioms dictionary
run after something — ˌrun ˈafter sb/sth derived to run to try to catch sb/sth Syn: ↑pursue Main entry: ↑runderived … Useful english dictionary
run after — or[chase after] {v.} 1. To try to find; look for; hunt. * /The Dramatic Club has to run all over town after things for setting the stage when it puts on a play./ 2. {informal} To seek the company of; chase. * /Some boys spend a lot of time and… … Dictionary of American idioms

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