chase

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• /t͡ʃeɪs/
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• homophone: chase
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From Middle English chacen, from Anglo-Norman chacer, Old French chacier, from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, from Latin captāre, frequentative of capere. Compare French chasser (“to hunt”, “to chase”), Spanish cazar (“to hunt”), Portuguese caçar (“to hunt”) , see Norwegian skysse (“to hunt”). Doublet of catch and related to capture. Displaced native Old English ōht, ēhtnes, and wāþ. Broadly overtook Old English huntaþ.

Perhaps from French châsse (“case”, “reliquary”), from Old French chasse, from Latin capsa. Doublet of case, cash, and chasse.

Possibly from obsolete French chas (“groove”, “enclosure”), from Old French, from Latin capsa (“box”). Or perhaps a shortening or derivative of enchase. Doublet of case, cash, and chasse.

226 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 切斯 — surname
• Chinese Mandarin: 蔡斯 (Càisī) — surname
• Marathi: चेझ (cejh) — surname
• Armenian: հետապնդում (hetapndum) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Bashkir: ҡыуыу (qıwıw) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Bulgarian: лов (lov) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Bulgarian: гонитба (gonitba) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Catalan: persecució — action of the verb "to chase"
• Chinese Cantonese: 追 — action of the verb "to chase"
• Chinese: 逐 (zh-min-nan) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Chinese Mandarin: 追逐 (zhuīzhú) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Chinese Mandarin: 追 (zhuī) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Czech: honba — action of the verb "to chase"
• Czech: stíhání — action of the verb "to chase"
• Danish: jagt — action of the verb "to chase"
• Danish: forfølgelse — action of the verb "to chase"
• Dutch: achtervolging — action of the verb "to chase"
• Dutch: jacht — action of the verb "to chase"
• Esperanto: postkuro — action of the verb "to chase"
• Estonian: tagaajamine — action of the verb "to chase"
• Finnish: jahti — action of the verb "to chase"
• Finnish: takaa-ajo — action of the verb "to chase"
• Finnish: jahtaus — action of the verb "to chase"
• French: poursuite — action of the verb "to chase"
• German: Verfolgung — action of the verb "to chase"
• German: Jagd — action of the verb "to chase"
• Greek: καταδίωξη (katadíoxi) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Hebrew: מרדף (mirdaf) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Hindi: पीछा करना (pīchā karnā) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Hungarian: üldözés — action of the verb "to chase"
• Icelandic: eftirför — action of the verb "to chase"
• Indonesian: pengejaran — action of the verb "to chase"
• Italian: caccia — action of the verb "to chase"
• Italian: cacciare — action of the verb "to chase"
• Japanese: 追跡 (tsuiseki) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Japanese: 追求 (tsuikyū) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Korean: 추격 (chugyeok) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Latin: īnsectātiō — action of the verb "to chase"
• Latvian: vajāšana — action of the verb "to chase"
• Latvian: pakaļdzīšanās — action of the verb "to chase"
• Lithuanian: vijimasis — action of the verb "to chase"
• Lithuanian: persekiojimas — action of the verb "to chase"
• Norwegian: jakt — action of the verb "to chase"
• Norwegian: forfølgelse — action of the verb "to chase"
• Old English: ōht — action of the verb "to chase"
• Polish: pogoń — action of the verb "to chase"
• Portuguese: perseguição — action of the verb "to chase"
• Romanian: urmărire — action of the verb "to chase"
• Russian: пого́ня (pogónja) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Russian: го́нка (gónka) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Russian: пресле́дование (preslédovanije) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Slovak: prenasledovanie — action of the verb "to chase"
• Slovene: pregon — action of the verb "to chase"
• Southern Altai: сӱрӱжер (sürüžer) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Southern Altai: истежер (istežer) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Spanish: persecución — action of the verb "to chase"
• Swahili: kimbiza — action of the verb "to chase"
• Swedish: jakt — action of the verb "to chase"
• Tocharian B: werke — action of the verb "to chase"
• Turkish: peşinde koşma — action of the verb "to chase"
• Turkish: kovalama — action of the verb "to chase"
• Turkish: kovalamaca — action of the verb "to chase"
• Turkish: takip — action of the verb "to chase"
• Ottoman Turkish: تعقیب (taʼkib) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Yiddish: יאָג (yog) — action of the verb "to chase"
• Dutch: jachtgebied — country estate
• Dutch: jachtdomein — country estate
• German: Jagdgebiet — country estate
• German: Jagdgrund — country estate
• Spanish: finca de caza — country estate
• Spanish: coto de caza — country estate
• Bulgarian: жлеб (žleb) — a groove cut in an object
• Esperanto: sulko — a groove cut in an object
• Russian: паз (paz) — a groove cut in an object
• Spanish: acanaladura — a groove cut in an object
• Bulgarian: канал (kanal) — a trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring
• Spanish: roza — a trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring
• Spanish: acanaladura — a trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring
• Bulgarian: дуло (dulo) — the part of a gun in front of the trunnions
• Afrikaans: jaag — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Southern Altai: куур (kuur) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Bashkir: ҡыуыу (qıwıw) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Arabic: طَارَدَ (ṭārada) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Armenian: հետապնդել (hetapndel) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Assamese: খেদা (kheda) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Azerbaijani: qovalamaq — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Belarusian: ганя́ць (hanjácʹ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Belarusian: паганя́ць (pahanjácʹ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Belarusian: гнаць (hnacʹ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Belarusian: пагна́ць (pahnácʹ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Bulgarian: гоня (gonja) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Bulgarian: преследвам (presledvam) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Catalan: perseguir — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Catalan: empaitar — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Catalan: encalçar — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Cherokee: ᎠᎨᎮᎦ (agehega) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Chinese Cantonese: 追住 (zeoi1 zyu6) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Chinese Cantonese: 追 (zeoi1) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Literary Chinese: 趁 (chèn) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Literary Chinese: 馳 (chí) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Chinese Mandarin: 追逐 (zhuīzhú) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Chinese Mandarin: 追 (zhuī) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Chinese Mandarin: 奔逐 (bēnzhú) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Chinese Mandarin: 逐 (zhú) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Czech: honit — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Czech: hnát — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Czech: pronásledovat — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Danish: jagte — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Dutch: achtervolgen — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Dutch: achternazitten — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Dutch: achternajagen — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Dyirbal: (Guwal) bugaman — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Dyirbal: gundumman — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Esperanto: postkuri — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Esperanto: ĉasi — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Estonian: taga ajama — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Finnish: ajaa takaa — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Finnish: jahdata — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Finnish: ajaa — to pursue, to follow at speed
• French: poursuivre — to pursue, to follow at speed
• French: chasser — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Georgian: გამოდევნება (gamodevneba) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Georgian: გამოკიდება (gamoḳideba) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• German: jagen — to pursue, to follow at speed
• German: verfolgen — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Greek: κυνηγώ (kynigó) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Greek: καταδιώκω (katadióko) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Ancient Greek: διώκω (diṓkō) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Hebrew: רדף (radáf) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Hindi: पीछा करना (pīchā karnā) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Hungarian: üldöz — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Icelandic: elta — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Ido: chasar — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Indonesian: mengejar — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Italian: inseguire — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Italian: cacciare — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Italian: rincorrere — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Japanese: 追いかける (oikakeru) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Japanese: 追跡する (tsuiseki suru) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Japanese: 追う (ou) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Kazakh: қуу (quu) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Khmer: ដេញតាម (dəɲ taam) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Khmer: ដេញ (dəɲ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Korean: 쫓다 (jjotda) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Latgalian: vojuot — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Latin: venor — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Latin: insector — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Latin: consector — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Latin: occursō — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Latvian: dzīties pakaļ — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Latvian: vajāt — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Lithuanian: vytis — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Lithuanian: persekioti — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Macedonian: гони (goni) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Māori: aruaru — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Norwegian: løpe — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Norwegian: jage etter — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Norwegian: forfølge — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Old English: ēhtan — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Persian: یوختن (yuxtan) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Persian: یوزیدن (yuzidan) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Polish: gonić — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Polish: gnać — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Polish: ścigać — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Portuguese: caçar — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Portuguese: perseguir — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Romanian: urmări — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: гоня́ть (gonjátʹ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: погоня́ть (pogonjátʹ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: гна́ть (gnátʹ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: погна́ть (pognátʹ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: гоня́ться (gonjátʹsja) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: погоня́ться (pogonjátʹsja) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: гна́ться (gnátʹsja) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: погна́ться (pognátʹsja) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: пресле́довать (preslédovatʹ) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Russian: охо́титься (oxótitʹsja) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Slovak: honiť — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Slovak: hnať — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Slovak: honiť sa — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Slovak: hnať sa — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Slovak: prenasledovať — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Slovene: loviti — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Slovene: zasledovati — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Lower Sorbian: góniś — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Upper Sorbian: honić — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Upper Sorbian: hnać — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Spanish: perseguir — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Spanish: asenderear — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Swedish: jaga — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Swedish: förfölja — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Tamil: விரட்டு (viraṭṭu) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Tamil: துரத்து (turattu) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Telugu: వెంటాడు (veṇṭāḍu) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Telugu: తరుము (tarumu) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Thai: กวด (gùuat) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Turkish: kovalamak — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Turkish: peşinden koşmak — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Ottoman Turkish: قوغمق (koğmak, kovmak) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Ottoman Turkish: تعقیب ایتمك (taʼkib etmek) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Ugaritic: 𐎐𐎂𐎌 (ngš) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Ukrainian: ганя́ти (hanjáty) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Ukrainian: поганя́ти (pohanjáty) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Ukrainian: гна́ти (hnáty) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Ukrainian: погна́ти (pohnáty) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Vietnamese: đuổi — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Vietnamese: rượt — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Walloon: kitchessî — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Welsh: erlid — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Yiddish: יאָגן (yogn) — to pursue, to follow at speed
• ǃXóõ: ɡǀkxʼâã — to pursue, to follow at speed
• Finnish: ajaa takaa — nautical: to pursue a vessel
• Finnish: jahdata — nautical: to pursue a vessel
• Spanish: perseguir — nautical: to pursue a vessel
• Finnish: tavoitella — cricket: to attempt to score required number of runs
• Bulgarian: издълбавам (izdǎlbavam) — to groove; indent
• Finnish: loveta — to groove; indent
• Finnish: kolota — to groove; indent
• Bulgarian: правя резба (pravja rezba) — to cut (the thread of a screw)
• Finnish: kierteittää — to cut (the thread of a screw)
• Bulgarian: гравирам (graviram) — to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing
• Finnish: kaivertaa — to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing
• Finnish: pakottaa — to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing
• Norwegian: drive — to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing
• Norwegian: punsle — to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing
• Norwegian: siselere — to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing