āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
get after
/ÉĄÉt ËaftÉ/
to get after
[phrase form: get]
01
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to take action or make an effort to pursue or attain something
Transitive: to get after a goal or opportunity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
When opportunities arise, he does n't hesitate to get after them.
āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ¸ā§, āĻ¤āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to pursue or follow someone persistently
Transitive: to get after sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Determined to find out the truth, the journalist resolved to get after the elusive source.
āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻ¤ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ˛āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to persistently encourage or motivate someone to take action or improve their performance
Transitive: to get after sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The manager decided to get after the employees to meet the project deadline.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to scold or reprimand someone for their behavior or past actions
Transitive: to get after sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The coach had to get after the players for not following the team's strategy during the game.
āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻž
to start something with passion and enthusiasm
Transitive: to get after a goal or task
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Recognizing the need for change, the manager encouraged the staff to get after improving customer service.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻž, āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to manage to understand a concept or idea
Transitive: to get after a concept or idea
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher patiently worked with the students until each one could get after the principles of the scientific experiment.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻšāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
