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| go after |
| 1. v. To pursue in attempt to catch another. |
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| The downed officer couldn't go after the criminal. |
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| 2. v. To pursue an object or a goal. |
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| In Little League, usually everyone goes after the ball. |
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| Inspired, the scientist went right after the new idea. |
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| go |
| 1. v. To move: |
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| 2. v. (intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like |
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| Why don’t you go with us? This train goes through Cincinnati on its way to Chicago. Chris, where are you going? &nbs |
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| 3. v. (intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's m |
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| Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell. |
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| after |
| 1. adv. Behind; later in time; following. |
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| They lived happily ever after. |
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| I left the room, and the dog bounded after. |
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| 2. prep. Subsequently to; following in time; later than. |
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| We had a few beers after the game. |
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