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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But in July, Le Pen said she would run after appellate judges reduced the lower court sentence, narrowing the effective ban to 15 months, which the politician had already completed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He went on the run after Kelly's death, and was found dead in a caravan park six months later.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
History shows that the best stocks often go on a significant run after breaking out of a base.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Draper's absence from the tour is the overriding reason why he has lost the British top spot, but Norrie has had an excellent run after falling outside the top 90 in April.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
As a result, Jackal became too fat to run after Hare as he went to the water and drank half of what was there and dirtied the rest.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
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