chase after

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	chase after - pursue someone sexually or romantically chase court, romance, solicit, woo - make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
	2.	chase after - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" chase, dog, give chase, go after, tail, trail, track, tag tree - chase an animal up a tree; "the hunters treed the bear with dogs and killed it"; "her dog likes to tree squirrels" pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life" quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" hound, hunt, trace - pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him" run down - pursue until captured; "They ran down the fugitive"