Polyglot Dictionary

chase

/tʃeɪs/

verb A2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

3rd person singular
chases
past
chased
past participle
chased
gerund
chasing

Meaning

  1. perseguir

    • The dog chased the cat.

      El perro persiguió al gato.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Phrasal verbs

  • chase away

    ahuyentar

    We chased away the birds.

    Ahuyentamos a los pájaros.

Similar words

pursue

Near-total synonyms; pursue sounds more formal, chase is the everyday word.

Similar in other languages

French

traquer

Close — to track, to hunt down relates to chasing.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa chase?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The dog ___ the cat.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a chase?

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