chasing after
Actively seeking out
Chasing after means pursuing something or someone, often with urgency or determination.
You might chase after a bus you're about to miss, chase after a toddler headed for the street, or chase after your dreams.
The phrase often implies the target is elusive or moving away: He spent years chasing after fame.
It can also suggest futile pursuit: Stop chasing after people who don't want you.
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- searchingLooking to find
- tailingSecretly following someone
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- courtingRomantic pursuit of another
in pursuit of · wooing · love interest · yearning · pining · tracking · shadowing · trailing behind · hounding · questing · endeavoring · pipe dream · infatuation · longing · stalking · aspiring · ambition · desiring
chasing afterabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
relinquishing · forsaking · dropping · walking away from · renouncing
chasing afterwaiting for
Anticipating the arrival of
standing still · staying put · biding one's time · attracting · drawing in