chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile

8 strokesFrequency 411JLPT N2Grade 3

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Dictionary

Common Words

追う逐うTransitiveGodan verbFreq #782
1

to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after

Examples
その警官は泥棒を追っていた
The policeman was after the thief.
2

to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)

Examples
エイズ調査の分野におけるすべての変化を追い続けることはできない。
I can't keep track of all the changes taking place in the world of AIDS research.
3

to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel

4

to drive (e.g. a herd)

Examples
カウボーイが牛を牧草地へ追っていく。
A cowboy is driving cattle to the pasture.
5

In passive voice

to be pressed (e.g. for time)

Examples
今日は時間に追われていてね。
I've been pressed for time today!
追いかける追い掛けるいかけ追い駆けるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1626
1

to chase; to run after; to pursue

Examples
犬が猫を追いかけていた
A dog was running after a cat.
2

As 追いかけて or 追いかけるように

subsequently; following that; (and) then

追いつく追い付くいつ追い着くIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #2136
1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach

Examples
トムに追いつくために走らなければならなかった。
I had to run to catch up with Tom.
2

to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

追加いかNoun~の Adj.Transitive~する VerbFreq #2694
1

addition; supplement; appending; appendix

Examples
名簿に私の名前も追加してください。
Please add my name to the list.
追い出すいだTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2729
1

to expel; to drive out

Examples
台所からその猫を追い出してくれ。
Chase the cat out of the kitchen.
追い詰める追いつめるいつめTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #3436
1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

Examples
彼は追いつめられたシカを銃でねらった。
He drew a bead on a stag at bay.
追い込むいこTransitiveGodan verbFreq #4575
1

to herd; to drive; to chase; to corral

2

to corner; to force someone into doing

Examples
とうとう土壇場に追い込まれた
We have been completely cornered.
3

to go hard; to push yourself; to make a last charge

Examples
僕は追い込まれると一番仕事をする。
I work best under pressure.
4

to run on (e.g. lines in printing)

5

Baseball

to have two strikes

後を追う跡を追うあとを追うあとをおうExpressionGodan verbFreq #4865
1

to follow; to pursue; to chase; to run after

Examples
彼らはその車が残していった跡を追った
They followed the tracks the car had left.
2

to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one

3

to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

追い払ういはらTransitiveGodan verbFreq #5475
1

to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

Examples
警察は群衆を追い払った
The police turned away the crowd.
追及いきゅうNounTransitive~する VerbFreq #5938
1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down

Examples
追及されて、つい、見え透いた嘘をついてしまった。
I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.
2

catching up; overtaking

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