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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A fugitive Olympic gold medallist boxer who was on the run after failing to appear in court for lottery fraud has been tracked down by police in Thailand and arrested.
From Barron's
Run after run, hour after hour spent at the crease.
From BBC
Maresca continued to defend Chelsea's rotation policy, which has come under scrutiny during a four-game winless run after making more than 100 starting XI changes this season.
From BBC
Not even City Section Open Division champion Carson could figure out how to stop run after run up the middle in a 35-33 loss Saturday night in the CIF state championship 3-A regional game at Carson.
From Los Angeles Times
Kennedy limited his opportunities by controlling the clock with one run after another.
From Los Angeles Times
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