go after

1. 1.

   go after with the intent to catch

   “The policeman chased the mugger down the alley”

   “the dog chased the rabbit”

   Synonymschasechase aftertrailtailtaggive chasedogtrack

   Broaderpursue

   Narrowertreequesthoundrun down
2. 2.

   go in search of or hunt for

   “pursue a hobby”

   Synonymsquest forquest afterpursue

   Broadersearch

Questions about go after

What does go after mean?

go after means "go after with the intent to catch". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for go after?

Close synonyms include chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is go after a common word?

go after is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.