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Antonyms for chase

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : cheys
Phonetic Transcription : tʃeɪs


Definition of chase

Origin :
  • c.1300, chacen "to hunt; to cause to go away; put to flight," from Old French chacier "to hunt, ride swiftly, strive for" (12c., Modern French chasser), from Vulgar Latin *captiare (source of Italian cacciare, Catalan casar, Spanish cazar, Portuguese caçar "to chase, hunt;" see catch (v.)).
  • Meaning "run after" developed mid-14c. Related: Chased; chasing. Older European words for "pursue" often also cover "persecute" (e.g. Greek dioko, Old English ehtan); modern ones often derive from words used primarily for the hunting of animals.
  • noun pursuit
  • verb run after, pursue
Example sentences :
  • They were recovered and brought back, after a chase of a mile.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • He would go in, he would overhaul Sally, and then finish the chase with a play of revolvers.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He turned the creams from the road, filled with the spirit of the chase.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • You will find what you hunt for, track 'em right along and chase 'em down.
  • Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 2. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
  • In an hour or two, half the constables in Charleston were in chase of me.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The chase was so common a thing, that little was said about the affair.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The mice, he avers, enjoyed the pleasures of the chase with composure.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Furthermore, another cab seemed to have been requisitioned for the chase.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Man-like, hot with the ardor of the chase, he was deaf and blind to all else.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • His comrades, who had rested and were ready for the chase, made after him.
  • Extract from : « Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew » by Josephine Preston Peabody

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