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Definition of run after phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

run after

phrasal verb

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run after somebody

(informal) to try to have a romantic or sexual relationship with somebody synonym pursue
- He's always running after younger women.
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run after somebody/something

to run to try to catch somebody/something synonym pursue

See run after in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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