Run after

Synonyms for "run after" (63 found)

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Closest matches (13)

act up toaddressagree to anythingapproachbreak the icebringbring backbrown-nosecall forchasechase afterchivycourt

Strong matches (19)

cultivatecurry favordance attendance ondogfall all overfall overfawn uponfetchfetch and carryfollowfollow upgetgive chasego aftergo and getgo fetchgo forgo getgo to get

Related words (31)

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Noun(1 words)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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That dog will get hurt if he continues to run after cars.

Source: wiktionary

I saw him run after a gilded butterfly: and when he caught it, he let it go again;

Source: wiktionary

‘Why are you tearing about the streets,’ said Mr. Gradgrind, ‘in this improper manner?’ ‘I was—I was run after, sir,’ the girl panted, ‘and I wanted to get away.’

Source: wiktionary

2006, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Wizard of the Crow, New York: Knopf, Book 1, p. 36, […] the sun and dust were not anymore merciful; not to speak of the police who sometimes chased them, suspecting them of being beggars, and tourists who ran after them with cameras, taking them to be holy beggars.

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