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run after

verb

  1. to pursue (a member of the opposite sex) with persistent attention
  2. to pursue (anything) persistently
  3. to care for in an excessively attentive or servile way

    she runs after her three grown sons as if they were babies

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He lost 29 minutes on Saturday's opening run after breaking a steering arm on his Ford M-Sport Puma.

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Scotland went on to dominate possession and territory for the remainder of the half, with Fran McGhie showing her threat with an meandering run after collecting a delicate dink from Helen Nelson, but the defence scrambled and managed to strip the ball.

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Norris aborted his final run after a mistake in the middle for the lap and that gave Russell the chance to edge ahead.

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The student said she tried to run after him but lost him.

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A French convict who went on the run after escaping a police van in a deadly ambush has been arrested in Romania, French authorities have said.

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