chase

Everyday

1. To chase is to run after someone or something to catch it. tree →
2. To chase away is to make someone go away by running after them. tree →
3. A chase is the act of running after someone. tree →
4. To chase a dream is to try hard to get it. tree →

In the lessons

one moves after another: speeds, distances, the gap getting smaller; in play: chase and tag games at break time; in science: predators chase prey (a cheetah chases a gazelle); in stories: a police chase, a cat-and-mouse chase; phrases: «chase after», «chase away», «cut to the chase» (get to the main point)

Examples

• A dog chases a cat. tree →
• The fox chases 3 rabbits. tree →
• The cat runs 5 m a second and the dog chases at 7. tree →
• How long until he catches up? tree →
• We played chase in the playground. tree →
• The farmer chased the crows away from the corn. tree →
• A cheetah can chase its prey at great speed. tree →
• The film ends with a long car chase. tree →
• She is chasing her dream of becoming a dancer. tree →
• There was his sister chasing him. tree →

Note

Catching up: the gap shrinks by the difference of speeds each second (7 − 5 = 2 m a second). Time to catch up = gap ÷ difference of speeds. Past: chased. Safety: never chase a ball into the road.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The promise that five will chase a hundred is read as a reward for keeping the commandments. In Job and Lamentations chasing is a picture of being hunted, as a bird is hunted. In the primary lessons: one moves after another: speeds, distances, the gap getting smaller; in play: chase and tag games at break time; in science: predators chase prey (a cheetah chases a gazelle); in stories: a police chase, a cat-and-mouse chase; phrases: «chase after», «chase away», «cut to the chase» (get to the main point)

Examples

• And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. (Torah LEV.26.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• And five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. (Torah LEV.26.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the Amorites, that dwell in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah. (Torah DEU.1.44, JPS 1917) tree →
• He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. (Writings JOB.18.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• They have chased me sore like a bird, that are mine enemies without cause. (Writings LAM.3.52, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their camp. (Prophets 1SA.17.53, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Catching up: the gap shrinks by the difference of speeds each second (7 − 5 = 2 m a second). Time to catch up = gap ÷ difference of speeds. Past: chased. Safety: never chase a ball into the road.