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run after
verb
to pursue (a member of the opposite sex) with persistent attention
to pursue (anything) persistently
to care for in an excessively attentive or servile way
she runs after her three grown sons as if they were babies
Idioms and Phrases
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]
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
The visitors stunned India in a low-scoring first Test at Kolkata's Eden Gardens to extend their fine run after being crowned World Test champions in June.
He dropped out after spending nearly $342 million on his campaign, which gained little traction before he ended his run after the South Carolina primary.
Gibby drove them back to Fox Run after a few hours because she had to go to work.
But Stephen Jones, deputy Utah County attorney, argued that it should run after the sentence imposed in Salt Lake City.
The gap to second-placed Leipzig, who have gone on quite the run after losing 6-0 to Bayern on the first matchday, is only five points, but Kompany's side still might focus a little more on the tasks ahead in the Champions League.
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