chase
transitive verb
intransitive verb
Noun (1)
Verb (1)
chase, pursue, follow, trail mean to go after or on the track of something or someone.
chase implies going swiftly after and trying to overtake something fleeing or running.
pursue suggests a continuing effort to overtake, reach, or attain.
follow puts less emphasis upon speed or intent to overtake.
trail may stress a following of tracks or traces rather than a visible object.
Middle English, from Anglo-French chace, from chacer — see chase entry 2
Middle English, from Anglo-French chacer, from Vulgar Latin *captiare — more at catch
Verb (2)
Middle English, modification of Anglo-French enchaser to set
Noun (2)
French chas eye of a needle, from Late Latin capsus enclosed space, alteration of Latin capsa box — more at case
Noun (3)
probably from French châsse frame, reliquary, from Middle French chasse, from Latin capsa
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1
1612, in the meaning defined above
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