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GO AFTER
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Go in search of or hunt for
Example:
pursue a hobby
Synonyms:
go after; pursue; quest after; quest for
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "go after" is one way to...):
look for; search; seek (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Go after with the intent to catch
Example:
the dog chased the rabbit
Synonyms:
chase; chase after; dog; give chase; go after; tag; tail; track; trail
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "go after" is one way to...):
follow; pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "go after"):
tree (chase an animal up a tree)
quest (search the trail of (game))
hound; hunt; trace (pursue or chase relentlessly)
run down (pursue until captured)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot go after Sue
Context examples:
"I see you and St. John have been quarrelling, Jane," said Diana, "during your walk on the moor. But go after him; he is now lingering in the passage expecting you—he will make it up."
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
If you hope to host a TV show, then you need to see influential people—or find an agent who will represent you—and go after that goal with a sense of purpose.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Mars is the warrior planet, so in March you will go after your goals with a passion that will impress everyone in your path.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
New contacts will pour into your life, and some of those you meet will become good friends who will inspire you and show you how to go after your dream.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you have something you dearly want to capture or have approved, go after your desires this month while you have nearly half the solar system supporting you, and you are likely to get them.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
