Chase
/tʃeɪs/noun
To pursue or run after someone or something.
Did you know?The word 'chase' derives from the Latin 'captiare', meaning 'to catch', which was linked to hunting rituals in ancient cultures!
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kap-
“to seize or take”
Latin
Latin
captiare
“to pursue or catch”
Old French
Old French
chacier
“to hunt or chase”
Middle English
Middle English
chasen
“to hunt, pursue”
Modern English
English
chase
“to pursue or run after”