Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)To get rid of.

    I went to a party to chase away the blues.

More definitions
  • force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

Examples

34 sentences
  1. Tom went outside to chase the dogs away.

  2. I chased Tom away.

  3. Tom chased the cats away.

    ruТом прогнал кошек. — marafon

  4. Money in your pocket helps chase the blues away.

    ruДеньги в кармане помогают развеять грусть. — Wezel

    deGeld im Beutel vertreibt die Schwermut. — Esperantostern

  5. I tend to chase away children when they see me.

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theychase away
he, she, itchases away

Past simpleLesson

all personschased away

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave chased away
he, she, ithas chased away

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill chase away

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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