Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To pursue something illusory, impractical, or impossible.

Translations

1 languages

Forms

chases a rainbow, chasing a rainbow, chased a rainbow, chased a rainbow
Base formchase a rainbow · to chase a rainbow
3rd person singularchases a rainbow
Present participlechasing a rainbow
Past simplechased a rainbow
Past participlechased a rainbow

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychase a rainbow
he, she, itchases a rainbow

Past simpleLesson

all personschased a rainbow

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave chased a rainbow
he, she, ithas chased a rainbow

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill chase a rainbow

Synonyms

3 synonyms
tilt at windmillsfight a losing battleask for the moon

Word family

2 related words
Relatedsnark huntwild-goose chase

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
charterC1chaseB1chaserchasmchassischaste
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