Translation
to hunt; to chase
Word origin
From French chasser ('to hunt, chase'), from Vulgar Latin captiare, an intensive form of Latin captare ('to try to seize'). English chase came through the same French verb, and catch through its Norman variant.
- Origin
- French, ultimately Latin
- Root
- captiare
- English cognates
- chase, catch, capture
Examples
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The cat hunts birds in the garden.
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In old times people hunted in order to live.
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The dogs chased the deer through the forest.
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