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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChase
/tʃeɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To pursue someone or something quickly in order to catch them.
"The police car drove at high speed to chase the fleeing suspect."
- 1
An act of pursuing someone or something.
"After a long chase through the crowded market, the thief was finally apprehended."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'chase' originates from the Old French 'chacier', which means 'to hunt or pursue', derived from the Latin 'captiare', meaning 'to catch'. Over time, it evolved in English to encompass both the act of pursuing and the noun form referring to a pursuit.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chase" is said worldwide
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poursuivre
Transliteration: poor-sweer
"Le chat commence à poursuivre la souris."
verfolgen
Transliteration: fer-fol-gen
"Der Hund fing an, die Katze zu verfolgen."
inseguire
Transliteration: in-se-gui-re
"La polizia ha iniziato a inseguire il ladro."
perseguir
Transliteration: per-se-geer
"El perro corre para perseguir al gato."
perseguir
Transliteration: per-se-geer
"O gato gosta de perseguir o rato."
پیچھا کرنا
Transliteration: peechha karna
Script: पीछा करना
"पुलिस चोर का पीछा कर रही है।"
追逐
Transliteration: zhuīzhú
"警察正在追逐小偷。"
뒤쫓다
Transliteration: dwijotda
"경찰이 범인을 뒤쫓고 있다."
追いかける
Transliteration: oikakeru
"犬が猫を追いかけています。"
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