Pursue, try to get, as in The officer went after the burglar; or Ed was going after a new job with a vengeance. [Mid-1400s]
| Idioms: go after |
Pursue, try to get, as in The officer went after the burglar; or Ed was going after a new job with a vengeance. [Mid-1400s]
| WordNet: go after |
The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
go after with the intent to catch
Synonyms: chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, dog, track
Meaning #2:
go in search of or hunt for
Synonyms: quest for, quest after, pursue
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