chased
/ˈtʃeɪst/
noun
Common
1.n.a person who is being chased
“the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued”
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chased and chaste are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. chased means “a person who is being chased”. chaste means “morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)”. chased is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtʃeɪst/
1.n.a person who is being chased
“the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued”
/ˈtʃeɪst/
1.adj.morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)
“a holy woman innocent and chaste”
2.adj.pure and simple in design or style
“a chaste border of conventionalized flowers”
3.adj.abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse
| chased | chaste | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃeɪst/ | /ˈtʃeɪst/ |
| Said | chayst | chayst |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun | adjective |
| Senses | 1 | 3 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | pursued | none recorded |
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