run after

• POS: Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: run af=ter

THESAURUS

run after

act up to, agree to anything, approach, break the ice, bring, bring back, brown-nose, call for, chase, chase after, chivy, court, cultivate, curry favor, dance attendance on, dog, fall all over, fall over, fawn upon, fetch, fetch and carry, follow, follow up, get, give chase, go after, go and get, go fetch, go for, go get, go to get, handshake, hollo after, hound, hunt, make advances, make after, make court to, make up to, obtain, pay addresses to, pay court to, pick up, play up to, polish the apple, procure, prosecute, pursue, quest, quest after, raise the hunt, retrieve, search, secure, seek, seek out, shag, shine up to, suck up to, take out after

ROGET THESAURUS

run after

Pursuit

VB pursue, prosecute, follow, run after, make after, be after, hunt after, prowl after, shadow, carry on, engage in, set about, endeavor, court, seek, aim at, follow the trail, fish for, press on, run a race, chase, give chase, course, dog, hunt, hound, tread on the heels, follow on the heels of, rush upon, rush headlong, ride full tilt at, run full tilt at, make a leap at, jump at, snatch at run down, start game, tread a path, take a course, hold a course, shape one's steps, direct one's steps, bend one's steps, course, play a game, fight one's way, elbow one's way, follow up, take to, take up, go in for, ride one's hobby.