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1) to go after (wild animals); to search (hunt)

2) (of people) to come together from different places by arrangement or by accident; a gathering of people, especially on horses to go after a fox (meet)

3) to go after (a person, animal, car etc) in order to catch or kill (pursue)

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Meaning:
chivvy

to encourage a person to be cheerful, finish a task etc by making frequent requests etc

chase, follow

compete

to take part (in a race, contest, examination etc)

go up against in contest

contend

to struggle, compete

compete, fight

follow

to come, go, after or along in the same direction

take the place of

pursue

to go after (a person, animal, car etc) in order to catch or kill

chase, follow

recriminate

blame, denounce

blame, denounce

seek

to look for (a person, thing); try to find; to ask for (something)

look for

strive

to struggle; to make great efforts

try for, exert oneself

strove

of strive

try for, exert oneself

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