chase
The act of one who chases anotherThe act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
» The children chased after the circus parade.
Діти ганялися за парадом цирку.
Meaning
17 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
(countable, uncountable)A hunt; the act of hunting; the pursuit of game.
(uncountable)A children's game where one player chases another.
(UK, countable, uncountable)A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Jagdgebiet, Jagdgrund
(countable, uncountable)Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
(countable, uncountable)Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
(countable, uncountable)The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
(countable, uncountable)A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
(countable, uncountable)One or more riders who are ahead of the peloton and trying to join the race or stage leaders.
(countable, uncountable)A series of brief improvised jazz solos by a number of musicians taking turns.
A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate-making.
a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
пазpaz
Examples
620 sentencesThe children chased after the circus parade.
Діти ганялися за парадом цирку.
I chased the dog out of the store.
Я вигнав собаку з магазину.
A person who chases two rabbits won't catch either.
За двома зайцями поженешся — жодного не впіймаєш.
ruЗа двумя зайцами погонишься — ни одного не поймаешь.
deWer zwei Hasen jagt, wird keinen fangen.
He chased the thief.
Він переслідував злодія.
ruОн преследовал вора.
deEr verfolgte den Einbrecher.
Tom chased after Mary.
Том грався за Мері.
ruТом погнался за Мэри.
deTom verfolgte Maria.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English chacen, from Anglo-Norman chacer, Old French chacier, from Vulgar LatiFrom Middle English chacen, from Anglo-Norman chacer, Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captāre, frequentative of capere. Compare French chasser (“to hunt”, “to chase”), Spanish cazar (“to hunt”), Portuguese caçar (“to hunt”)
Perhaps from French châsse (“case”, “reliquary”), from Old French chasse, from Latin capsa. Doublet of case, cash, and chasse.
Possibly from obsolete French chas (“groove”, “enclosure”), from Old French, from Latin capsa (“box”). Or perhaps a shortening or derivative of enchase. Doublet of case, cash, and chasse.
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Forms
plural: chasesSynonyms
6 synonyms- United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873):Salmon P. ChaseSalmon Portland Chase
- the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture:pursuitpursualfollowing
Word family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable