Meanings
verbgo after (third-person singular simple present goes after, present participle going after, simple past went after, past participle gone after)
present singular third person goes after · participle present going after · past went after · participle past gone after
Synonyms & antonyms
verbgo after with the intent to catch
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish ajaa takaa, tavoitella
- ajaa takaato pursue in attempt to catch
- tavoitellato pursue an object or goal
- seuratato pursue an object or goal
Hindi पीछे जाना, पीछे पड़ना
- पीछे जाना (pīche jānā)to pursue in attempt to catch
- पीछे पड़ना (pīche paṛnā)to pursue in attempt to catch
- पीछे पड़ जाना (pīche paṛ jānā)to pursue in attempt to catch
- पीछे जाना (pīche jānā)to pursue an object or goal
- पीछे पड़ना (pīche paṛnā)to pursue an object or goal
- पीछे पड़ जाना (pīche paṛ jānā)to pursue an object or goal
Italian dare la caccia, dare la caccia
- dare la cacciato pursue in attempt to catch
- dare la cacciato pursue an object or goal
Norwegian Bokmål forfølge, gå etter
- forfølgeto pursue in attempt to catch
- gå etterto pursue in attempt to catch
Persian دنبال کردن, تعقیب کردن
- دنبال کردن (donbâl kardan)to pursue in attempt to catch
- تعقیب کردن (ta'qib kardan)to pursue in attempt to catch
- دنبال کردن (donbâl kardan)to pursue an object or goal
Russian преследовать, ловить
- преследовать (presledovatʹ)to pursue in attempt to catch
- ловить (lovitʹ)to pursue in attempt to catch
- преследовать (presledovatʹ)to pursue an object or goal
Swedish jaga, följa efter
- jagato pursue in attempt to catch
- följa efterto pursue in attempt to catch
Turkish kovalamak
- kovalamakto pursue in attempt to catch
Cite this entry
APA
go after. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20after
MLA
“go after.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20after. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go after,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20after.
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