What does go after mean?

Definitions for go after
go af·ter

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, trackverb

    go after with the intent to catch

    "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"

  2. quest for, go after, quest after, pursueverb

    go in search of or hunt for

    "pursue a hobby"

Wiktionary

  1. go afterverb

    To pursue in attempt to catch another.

  2. go afterverb

    To pursue an object or a goal.

ChatGPT

  1. go after

    1) To pursue or chase with an intention to catch, obtain, or achieve something. 2) To proceed or follow in pursuit. 3) To try to obtain or achieve (a job, position, degree, etc.) 4) To criticize or attack someone. 5) To imitate or replicate someone or something. The definition can vary greatly depending on the context in which it's used.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of go after in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of go after in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of go after in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Brunette:

    It was a very emotional night, i’m really proud of the way they fought back to win after a really tough few days. To be honest, I’m more happy for them. It has been a great night.

  2. Curt Viebranz:

    It's hard to believe, but only 50 years after his death, in the early 1850s, the home was in complete disrepair, a woman was taking a steamer (on the Potomac). It was the custom of the captain to ring the bell when he got in front of Mount Vernon. She looked up. She saw the shape of the house.

  3. Suman Kumar Gupta:

    We start getting bodies in the morning and they keep coming in one after the other.

  4. Dianne Feinstein:

    You have to remember how I became mayor. I became mayor after being defeated twice as a product of assassination, of the mayor being killed and the first openly gay public official in America being killed by a friend and colleague of mine. So I saw firsthand when a city becomes divided, I saw and watched while squad cars (were) being blown up in a riot.

  5. Linda VanGosen:

    After such a positive customer reaction to Australia's Cheesy Bacon Fries in the Linda VanGosen, they're taking a victory lap.


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