Chase Definition
A village and a river in British Columbia, Canada.
A city in Kansas.
- To exert oneself vigorously but ineffectually.
- To engage in pursuit of quarry:
Police gave chase to the speeding car.
- to chase; pursue
Other Word Forms of Chase
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Chase
Origin of Chase
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Middle English chasen to hunt from Old French chacier from Vulgar Latin captiāre from Latin captāre to catch catch
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Possibly from obsolete French chas groove, enclosure from Old French from Latin capsa box V., variant of enchase
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Possibly from obsolete French chas (“groove”, “enclosure”), from Old French, from Latin capsa, box. V., variant of “enchase”.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps from French châsse case, reliquary from Old French chasse from Latin capsa
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Perhaps from French châsse (“case”, “reliquary”), from Old French chasse, from Latin capsa.
From Wiktionary
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From Old French chacier, from Late Latin captio. Akin to catch.
From Wiktionary
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