go after
Third Person
goes after
Present Participle
going after
Past Tense
went after
Past Participle
gone after
1
to pursue or try to catch someone or something
transitive
- The detective decided to go after the suspect, who was fleeing the crime scene.
- The police officer had to go after the speeding car to pull it over for a traffic violation.
- The cat's instinct was to go after the bird perched on the windowsill.
- He had to go after the lost kite that had been carried away by the wind.
- They went after the runaway dog, which had escaped into the neighborhood.
2
to work to achieve a particular goal, object, or outcome
transitive
- In the pursuit of justice, the attorney was determined to go after the truth.
- She encouraged her children to go after their educational aspirations.
- To achieve her dreams, she was determined to go after her career goals with passion.
- They went after the opportunity to collaborate with a renowned artist.
- She decided to go after her dream of opening her own bakery and started taking baking classes.
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