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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
Idioms and Phrases
Follow, pursue with haste, as in Our dog loves to run after the mail truck , or The children were chasing after the geese in the park . [c. 1300]
Seek the company or attention of, especially aggressively. For example, He's run after her for a year, but she just ignores him . [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
When TNT was left out of the NBA media rights pact last summer with NBCUniversal, Walt Disney Co. and Amazon, it seemed inevitable that “Inside the NBA” would end its run after 35 years.
I started "Dutch News from the Cycle Path", a reporting series born on the school run after my daughter asked me: "Why don't you just tell people the news now?"
Jobson, 28, of no fixed abode, went on the run after the break-in.
Prosecutors allege Richardson was referring to the murder of D.M., who attempted to run after they opened fire.
Rookie left-hander Jack Dreyer took down the first two innings, giving up a lone run after Teoscar Hernández misplayed a ball in right field.
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