run after
Britishverb
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to pursue (a member of the opposite sex) with persistent attention
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to pursue (anything) persistently
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to care for in an excessively attentive or servile way
she runs after her three grown sons as if they were babies
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Also, chase after.
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Follow, pursue with haste, as in Our dog loves to run after the mail truck , or The children were chasing after the geese in the park . [c. 1300]
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Seek the company or attention of, especially aggressively. For example, He's run after her for a year, but she just ignores him . [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
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France's football leaders have proposed to seek ways to transform how Fifa is run after its national association became the latest to withdraw support for Gianni Infantino's presidency.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
But there are a lot of reasons to believe the Google parent’s stock has room to run after what has been a banner year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In the sixth, Teoscar Hernández tacked on two more runs with an opposite-field home run after an errant sinker from Kochanowicz.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
Simi Valley lost a home run after Arcadia protested over a lineup error.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2026
He’d evidently run after her the whole way down the stairs and along the street—she hadn’t been paying attention, but apparently he’d been shouting, “Josie! Josie! Wait!” the entire time.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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