chased

chased · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of chase; pursued or ran after someone or something.

  2. 2.

    Pursued eagerly or persistently.

  3. 3.

    Drove away or caused to leave.

Related words

Antonyms: escaped, fled
Synonyms: followed, hunted, pursued

Etymology

From Old French chacier ("to hunt, pursue"), from Vulgar Latin captiare, from Latin captare ("to try to seize").