| VERB | motion | go after, chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, track | go after with the intent to catch |
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| contact | go after, quest for, quest after, pursue | go in search / search / search of or hunt for |
| Meaning | go after with the intent to catch. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot go after Sue | |
| Synonyms | chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, track | |
| Narrower | hound, hunt, trace | pursue or chase relentlessly |
| quest | search the trail of (game) | |
| run down | pursue until captured | |
| tree | chase an animal up a tree | |
| Broader | pursue, follow | Follow in or as if in pursuit |
| Spanish | perseguir, rastrear, seguir | |
| Catalan | empaitar, perseguir, rastrejar, seguir la pista, seguir | |
| Meaning | go in search / search / search of or hunt for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | quest for, quest after, pursue | |
| Broader | search, seek, look for | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of |
| Spanish | buscar, dedicarse, perseguir | |
| Catalan | empaitar, perseguir | |
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