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give chase
give chase (to someone or something)
to chase someone or something. The dogs gave chase to the fox. A mouse ran by, but the cat was too tired to give chase.
give chase
Pursue, as in The police gave chase to the robber. [c. 1700]
give chase
To engage in pursuit of quarry: Police gave chase to the speeding car.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Powell | | ['pəuəl] | |
| Finn (2) | | FIN (Danish) | Danish, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Stav | | - | Hebrew |
| Eleazar | | el-ee-AY-zər (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
| Joaquina | | hwah-KEE-nah | Spanish |
| Darragh | | - | Irish |