гна́ться — meaning in English

English meaning

• chase verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
• course noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
• pursue verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.

Senses

гна́ться is used for these senses in English:

• chase (transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
• pursue (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]

chase — full definition

1. verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
2. verb To pursue a goal, opportunity, or ambition persistently.
3. noun An act of pursuing someone or something, especially at speed.
4. verb To drink something mild right after a strong alcoholic drink.

course — full definition

1. noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
2. noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
3. noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
4. verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.

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