Definition
To chase or pursue forward; to drive or chase ahead (obsolete or extremely rare).
Etymology
From for- (Old English prefix meaning 'before, forward') + chase (Old French chacier, from Latin cactiare). The for- prefix intensifies or emphasizes the forward direction of chasing.
Kelly Says
The for- prefix is underused in modern English—we mostly see it in 'forget,' 'forgive,' and 'forsake,' but historically it meant 'before' or 'forward.' Words like 'forchase' show English's lost prefixing power, a feature more alive in German today.
Translations
ARالعربية
مطارد
mat-ta-rad
CACatalà
persecució
per-se-ku-sio
CSČeština
pronásledování
pro-nas-le-do-va-ni
DADansk
forfølgelse
for-foel-gels-e
DEDeutsch
Verfolgung
fer-folg-ung
ELΕλληνικά
διώξεις
di-o-k-seis
ESEspañol
persecución
per-se-ku-syon
FISuomi
metsästys
mets-a-sty
FRFrançais
poursuite
poor-sweet
HEעברית
הרחקה
he-r-kha-ka
HUMagyar
üldözés
u-ldoz-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengejar
men-ge-jar
ITItaliano
inseguimento
in-seg-u-i-men-to
MSBahasa Melayu
mengejar
men-ge-jar
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ဆင့်
let-shing
NLNederlands
achtervolging
ak-ter-vol-ging
NONorsk
forfølgelse
for-foel-gels-e
PTPortuguês
perseguição
per-se-gui-sao
RORomână
urmărire
ur-ma-ri-re
RUРусский
преследование
pre-sle-do-va-nie
SWKiswahili
kuzima
koo-zee-ma
TEతెలుగు
పోలీసు
po-lee-su
TRTürkçe
kovalama
ko-va-la-ma
UKУкраїнська
переслідування
per-es-li-du-va-nya
VITiếng Việt
bắt đuổi
bat-duoi
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la