To seek after or work toward a goal; to strive for something like success, truth, or happiness

to follow a trail; to trace the footprints or clues of someone or something; to hunt

to investigate or look into (an origin, cause, or responsibility); to trace back; to hold someone accountable (e.g. for a crime or accident)

to trace; to track down; to find out the source or origin of something by following clues

to pursue and capture; to be after a suspect or fugitive

to pursue or chase after someone or something vigorously

to examine or investigate minutely; to inquire in great detail to get to the heart of a matter; to keep asking questions until the truth is revealed

to chase after; to pursue; to accelerate to catch up with or overtake something ahead

to add to an original amount; to increase a budget or allocation; to append something extra

To catch up with or overtake someone or something, such as a person, vehicle, or level of progress

to pursue, search for, or track down someone or something; to follow a trail in order to find something

to follow closely; to accompany or stay with someone like a leader or elder

to trace something back to its origins or source; to date from

To recover something lost or stolen, or to retrieve assets such as debts or misappropriated funds; to get back

To chase after and attack a fleeing enemy

To follow or track something until its source or location is found

follower; adherent; those who follow a person, movement, or belief

to recollect; to recall; to look back in memory

To follow or worship famous stars in entertainment, sports, or other fields; to be a fan of a celebrity.

to demand or force the payment of a debt or overdue taxes

to apply additional fertilizer to crops during their growth phase; top soil dressing

A gathering held to mourn and express respect for a deceased person; memorial meeting; funeral service

to move at extremely high speed; often used to describe a fast horse

to mourn the death of someone; to pay one's last respects to the deceased

to chase or follow someone physically with great determination; to pursue to the very end without giving up

To demand payment of a debt or the return of property through persistent pressure or legal means

soldiers or a military force sent to chase an enemy

To demand and recover repayment of a debt or money owed

To reminisce or look back on the past

To follow up a victory and press home the attack; to pursue a retreating enemy.

to chase after someone or something closely without giving up; to stay hot on the heels of

A situation where everyone is trying to overtake or keep up with each other; friendly one-upmanship or trying to emulate others so as not to fall behind

To give official approval to a law, resolution, or action after it has already happened; to ratify or endorse something after the event.

to summon one's spirit and do all one can to catch up from a lagging position; to set off in hot pursuit

(legal) to file a lawsuit or initiate a criminal prosecution within the legally prescribed time limit; to pursue criminal liability through legal action

The group of passionate or obsessive fans who follow and idolize celebrities; groupies; stans.

to regret too late; it is useless to repent after the event

to trace something back to its source; to get to the root of a matter

To trace something back to its origins through a thorough search; to investigate the root cause of a matter.

to pursue and capture; to hunt down (the perpetrator of a crime, an escaped prisoner, etc)

to confer a title, honor, or rank on a person after their death

to feel remorse or regret for one's past actions

to recount or narrate past events; to relate something that happened in the past

to chase after or follow someone or something until the very end; to go in hot pursuit

(idiom) to pursue personal reputation and material gain; to seek fame and fortune

to act immediately and make an all-out effort to catch up with others

To chase after and eliminate or suppress, especially in a military context; to pursue and destroy

To recover or order the return of stolen goods and money; to make a criminal surrender their spoils.

a competitive race where participants or teams attempt to catch up with or overtake one another; a chase