Что (кто) такое Chase - определение
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chase
chase1
¦ verb
1. pursue in order to catch or catch up with.
2. rush or cause to go in a specified direction.
3. try to obtain (something owed or required).
(chase something up) (US chase something down) investigate an unresolved matter further.
¦ noun
1. an act of chasing.
2. (the chase) hunting as a sport.
Brit. (in place names) an area of unenclosed land formerly reserved for hunting: Cannock Chase.
Phrases
give chase go in pursuit.
Origin
ME: from OFr. chacier (v.), chace (n.), based on L. captare 'continue to take', from capere 'take'.
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chase2
¦ verb [usu. as adjective chased] decorate (metal) by engraving or inlaying.
Origin
ME: appar. from earlier enchase, from OFr. enchasser (see enchase).
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chase3
¦ noun (in letterpress printing) a metal frame for holding the composed type and blocks being printed at one time.
Origin
C16: from Fr. chasse, from L. capsa (see case2).
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chase4
¦ noun
1. the part of a gun enclosing the bore.
2. a groove or furrow cut in the face of a wall or other surface to receive a pipe.
Origin
C17: from Fr. chas 'enclosed space'.
chase
(chases, chasing, chased)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
She chased the thief for 100 yards...
He said nothing to waiting journalists, who chased after him as he left.
= pursue
VERB: V n, V after n
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Chase is also a noun.
He was reluctant to give up the chase...
Police said he was arrested without a struggle after a car chase through the streets of Biarritz.
= pursuit
N-COUNT
2.
If you are chasing something you want, such as work or money, you are trying hard to get it.
In Wales, 14 people are chasing every job...
...publishers and booksellers chasing after profits from high-volume sales.
VERB: V n, V after n
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Chase is also a noun.
They took an invincible lead in the chase for the championship.
N-SING: N for n
3.
If someone chases someone that they are attracted to, or chases after them, they try hard to persuade them to have a sexual relationship with them.
I'm not very good at flirting or chasing women...
'I was always chasing after unsuitable men,' she says.
VERB: V n, V after n
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Chase is also a noun.
The chase is always much more exciting than the conquest anyway.
N-SING: the N
4.
If someone chases you from a place, they force you to leave by using threats or violence.
Many farmers will then chase you off their land quite aggressively...
Angry demonstrators chased him away.
VERB: V n from/out of/off n, V n away/off/out
5.
If someone cuts to the chase, they start talking about or dealing with what is important, instead of less important things.
Hi everyone, we all know why we are here today, so let's cut to the chase.
PHRASE: V inflects
6.
To chase someone from a job or a position or from power means to force them to leave it.
His single-minded pursuit of European union helped chase Mrs Thatcher from power.
VERB: V n from/out of n
7.
If you chase somewhere, you run or rush there.
They chased down the stairs into the narrow, dirty street.
= race, dash
VERB: V prep/adv
8.
see also wild goose chase
9.
If you give chase, you run after someone or follow them quickly in order to catch them.
Other officers gave chase but the killers escaped.
PHRASE: V inflects
10.
If you talk about the thrill of the chase, you are referring to the excitement that people feel when they are trying hard to get something.
People who adore the thrill of the chase know that prizes, like diamonds, are worth striving for.
PHRASE
chase
I. v. a.
1.
Pursue, hunt, track, run after give chase to.
2.
Emboss, enchase.
II. n.
1.
Hunting, hunt, field-sport.
2.
Pursuit, race.
Примеры произношения для Chase
1. chases.
No Escape _ John Erick Dowdle & Drew Dowdle_ Talks at Google
2. a chase, to do a chase.
The Expanse _ Naren Shankar & Mark Fergus _ Talks at Google
3. The chase.
LA Son _ Roy Choi _ Talks Google
4. That's Chase.
The Lost Planet _ Rachel Searles _ Talks at Google
5. feeling chases model, model chases reality, reality's moving --
ted-talks_1132_BruceSchneier_2010X-320k
Примеры употребления для Chase
1. The Fed will provide special financing to JPMorgan Chase for the deal, JPMorgan Chase said.
2. Chase is a consumer and commercial banking brand of JPMorgan Chase & Co., headquartered in New York.
3. "The Seven–Ups" is probably best remembered for its car chase –– but what a car chase.
4. The Fed will provide special financing to JP Morgan Chase for the acquisition, JP Morgan Chase said.
5. If there is a chase out of the wood by the hounds the chase is illegal, Mr Yeo said.