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chases down

chases down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chase down.

Meaning of chase down

Verb

chase down (third-person singular simple present chases down, present participle chasing down, simple past and past participle chased down)

  1. to pursue and apprehend someone or something.
    • With Carlos Tevez chasing down every lost cause like his life depended on it, City always had an out ball but Arsenal had such a monopoly on possession that they barely had to give thought even to the Argentine.2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBC
  2. (broadly) to investigate the cause of something

Questions about chases down

What is chases down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chases down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chase down.

Words near chases down in the dictionary

  1. chasery
  2. chases
  3. chases a rainbow
  4. chases after
  5. chases away
  6. chases down
  7. chases moonbeams
  8. chases off
  9. chases one's tail
  10. chases pennies with dollars
  11. chases rainbows

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