chase shadows

verb

To pursue something that is impossible to attain.

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Meanings

verbchase shadows (third-person singular simple present chases shadows, present participle chasing shadows, simple past and past participle chased shadows)

present singular third person chases shadows · participle present chasing shadows · participle past chased shadows · past chased shadows

  1. To pursue something that is impossible to attain.
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APA

chase shadows. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chase%20shadows

MLA

“chase shadows.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chase%20shadows. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chase shadows,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chase%20shadows.

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