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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

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, chase after .

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Example Sentences

You decided to run after Congress overturned a D.C. law in early 2023.

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Aaron Wood spent two days on the run after absconding from North Sea Camp near Boston on 22 September.

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A two-year probe by the Charity Commission found there were problems with the way the organisation was run after a rapid period of growth.

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The clock will continue to run after a successful or unsuccessful running play.

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Seventh-tier side Harborough Town, making an appearance in round one for the first time, will be looking to extend their run after being drawn at sixth-tier Tonbridge Angels.

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