ALL meanings of run after
run af·ter
R r - verb with object run after to traverse (a distance) in running: He ran the mile in just over four minutes. 1
- verb with object run after to perform, compete in, or accomplish by or as by running: to run a race; to run an errand. 1
- verb with object run after to go about freely on or in without supervision: permitting children to run the streets. 1
- verb with object run after to ride or cause to gallop: to run a horse across a field. 1
- verb with object run after to enter in a race: He ran his best filly in the Florida Derby. 1
- verb with object run after to bring into a certain state by running: He ran himself out of breath trying to keep pace. 1
- verb with object run after to trace, track, pursue or hunt, as game: to run deer on foot. 1
- verb with object run after to drive (an animal) or cause to go by pursuing: to run a fox to cover; to run the stallion into the barn. 1
- verb with object run after to leave, flee, or escape from: He ran town before the robbery was discovered. 1
- verb with object run after to cause to ply between places, as a vessel or conveyance: to run a ferry between New York and New Jersey. 1
- phrasal verb run after If you are running after someone, you are trying to start a relationship with them, usually a sexual relationship. 0
- verb run after to pursue (a member of the opposite sex) with persistent attention 0
- verb run after to pursue (anything) persistently 0
- verb run after to care for in an excessively attentive or servile way 0
- noun run after to pursue or follow 0
- noun run after to seek the company or companionship of 0