Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chase_after

2 senses of chase after

Sense 1
chase, chase after -- (pursue someone sexually or romantically)
       => woo, court, romance, solicit -- (make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary")

Sense 2
chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track -- (go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit")
       => pursue, follow -- (follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life")