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chases moonbeams

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

Meaning of chase moonbeams

Verb

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

  1. To waste time in a fruitless attempt.
    • The Guardian's housing specialist was outraged by Tom's conviction that the city was chasing moonbeams in applying for compulsory purchase orders to build two little Manchesters in Mobberley and Lymm.2009, Harold Evans, My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times: An Autobiography

Questions about chases moonbeams

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

Words near chases moonbeams in the dictionary

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

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