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Past tense for to set one's sights on acquiring or achieving something
Past tense for to move behind in the same direction
Past tense for to pursue in order to keep track of, or to apprehend, someone
Past tense for to speak or write about with great hostility
Past tense for to (attempt to) drum up support for
Past tense for to engage in a competition or contest
Past tense for to attempt or try
Past tense for to catch or stop (the ball) and return it
Past tense for to occur or follow after, or as the consequence of, something
Past tense for to search (an area) for something, especially mineral deposits
Past tense for to (attempt to) physically reach or grab (something)
Past tense for to criticize or scold sternly
Past tense for to assault or attack (someone)
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Verb
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Past tense for to set one's sights on acquiring or achieving something
targeted
targetted
pursued
sought
aimed for
went for
sought out
tried for
went all-out for
strived for
strove for
aimed at
set your sights on
homed in on
worked towards
pushed towards
focused on
had as an objective
tried to obtain
had as a goal
worked toward
solicited
aspired to
courted
asked for
chose
selected
earmarked
attacked
picked out
decided on
singled out
fixed on
“I only meant to work in the oil district until I had the money to
go after
gold.”
Verb
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Past tense for to move behind in the same direction
followed
came behind
went along behind
went behind
tagged along behind
came after
went along after
tagged along after
kept up with
tagged after
tailgated
walked behind
brought up the rear
came
kept up
tagged along
trod on the heels of
Verb
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Past tense for to pursue in order to keep track of, or to apprehend, someone
ran after
chased
pursued
flirted with
followed
hounded
vamped
made eyes at
made up to
came on to
made romantic advances to
gave the come-on to
trailed
shadowed
tracked
tailed
dogged
coursed
tagged
hunted
stalked
bird-dogged
gave chase to
traced
ran down
tracked down
chased after
ran with
put a tail on
haunted
chivied
gave chase
went in pursuit of
took off after
stagged
followed in hot pursuit
ran
searched for
shagged
looked for
sought
chevied
heeled
came after
trod on the heels of
bedogged
followed the trail of
followed secretly
observed
surveilled
spied on
lurked behind
kept a tab on
kept an eye on
watched
kept track of
lurked close by
kept in sight
kept tabs on
watched over
kept watch on
lurked nearby
harried
rid
moved behind
harassed
accompanied
played catch up
rode
prowled after
attended
badgered
took out after
camped on the doorstep of
plagued
crept up on
ambushed
menaced
striddled
drove
flushed out
drave
lurked
paced
prowled
approached
walked up to
dogged the footsteps of
kept up the pace with
rushed after
hunted down
kept pace with
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Verb
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Past tense for to speak or write about with great hostility
inveighed
decried
condemned
declaimed
disparaged
admonished
castigated
criticised
UK
criticized
US
denounced
impugned
lambasted
lashed
railed
ranted
reviled
upbraided
vituperated
berated
blasted
censured
fulminated
recriminated
reproached
roasted
scolded
trashed
vilified
abused
blamed
denigrated
raged
scorched
stormed
bawled
expostulated
yapped
yelped
laid into
laid out
lay out
ripped into
sounded off
tongue-lashed
cracked down on
had at
let someone have it
worked over
inveighed against
jumped down one's throat
ran down
Verb
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Past tense for to (attempt to) drum up support for
canvassed
sought
attracted
solicited
obtained
petitioned
bade for
drummed up
appealed for
tried to obtain
made a pitch for
drummed up support
Verb
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Past tense for to engage in a competition or contest
rivalled
UK
rivaled
US
battled
contested
fought
contended
competed
confronted
opposed
vied
challenged
raced
rivalized
vied with
jockeyed for position
competed with
went up against
sought to displace
struggled
clashed
strove
strived
faced
grappled
encountered
wrestled
tussled
emulated
bid
crossed swords
locked horns
waged war
went for
went head to head
scrambled for
went for broke
put up with
put yourself forward
wrangled
jockeyed
sparred
tilted
jousted
fenced
tried
bandied
bade
collided
essayed
attempted
took on
struggled against
strove against
pitted oneself against
tried to beat
coped with
participated in
sought prize
matched wits
ran for
matched strength
pitched oneself against
went up against in contest
went for the gold
combated
combatted
scuffled
warred
met
skirmished
jostled
resisted
disputed
withstood
squabbled
pushed
ran
oppugned
controverted
tugged
coped
stood
litigated
joined battle
tangled with
had at
shot for
shot at
nominated yourself
dealt with
pushed for
knocked oneself out
went for jugular
went for it
made play for
gave your all
mixed it up with
gave all one's got
foughten
striven
run
gone after
gone for
gone head to head
gone for broke
given your all
gone for it
gone for jugular
given all one's got
quarreled
US
quarrelled
UK
brawled
scrapped
engaged
feuded
argued
disagreed
attacked
bickered
conflicted
come to blows
altercated
rowed
scrimmaged
duelled
UK
dueled
US
tangled
countered
had a dust-up
exchanged blows
set to
taken on
differed
assaulted
matched
dissented
had a fight
clashed with
had a punch-up
came to blows
quibbled
disaccorded
spatted
spat
campaigned
scrambled
put up a fight
bumped heads
defied
competed against
failed to agree
played off
done battle
did battle
locked antlers
roughhoused
pitted
had a row
engaged in conflict
skirmished with
come into conflict
debated
discorded
had a dispute
contended with
chopped logic
jarred
had a set-to
crusaded
mixed it up
fought like cat and dog
tackled
repelled
sweat
tourneyed
boxed
made war
set upon
engaged in hostilities
bucked
hit each other
rassled
played
cuffed
grappled with
nonconcurred
argufied
demurred
campaigned against
fell out
fallen out
objected to
objected
discepted
laid into
had a scrap
had a barney
gone up against
put oneself forward for
entered the lists
put up an argument
come up against
had a tiff
set as rivals
put yourself up for
let someone have it
had a misunderstanding
put in opposition
put up a fight against
squared up
protested against
set against
hit the campaign trail
had words
stood up to
squared off
came into conflict
striven against
romped
bandied words
agitated
slugged
taken exception
taken issue
took exception
took issue
mounted an attack
pressed
wrought
worked
prest
lobbied
traded punches
participated
assailed
sweated
fought with
entered
outvied
surpassed
contrasted
duked it out
manhandled
gone to war
went to war
struck
defended
launched
stoushed
assaulted each other
swedged
stumped
messed
butted heads
matched yourself against
scrapped with
wrested with
waged war against
protected
warred against
attacked each other
scrimmaged with
traversed
punched each other
shot
bombarded
politicked
done battle with
did battle with
braved
sparred with
tasted battle
mounted an attack on
entered into combat with
traded blows
contradicted
interfered
mismatched
disharmonized
questioned
quarreled with
stood for
exchanged blows with
brushed with
flared up
lit into
plied weapons
fought for
waged war on
cut and thrusted
run for
argued with
slugged it out
started fighting
raised your fists
fought a duel
beared arms
tiffed
brabbled
hassled
messed with
gone for the gold
fought like Kilkenny cats
raced against
raced with
carried on war
taken part
took part
paltered
haggled
zapped
come to close quarters with
gone for the jugular
went for the jugular
stood for election as
engaged in combat
gone up against in contest
took up arms
taken up arms
raised Cain
opposed action
had it out
joined battle with
rallied against
charged
stood up and be counted against
argy-bargied
went at it hammer and tongs
screamed at
varied
broken a lance
jumped on
contented against
kissed babies
divided
complained
flown in the face of
fought against
come to grips
marched against
faced off against
had a spat
gone at it
bumped
stood as a candidate for
disapproved
contradicted each other
diverged from
came up against
taken issue with
gone at it hammer and tongs
faced down
carried on hostilities
caviled
US
broke a lance
took issue with
contended against
met head-on
caterwauled
spared no effort
ripped into each other
come to blows with
made a stand against
tussled with
went at it
feuded with
took the field
carped
tried to extinguish
flew in the face of
differed from
taken the field
embroiled
tried to put out
conducted a war
found fault
dissented from
become involved
setted your face against
cavilled
UK
rebelled against
spoke
spoken
spake
outdone
outdid
broke
broken
brake
stricken
begun battle with
battled with
began battle with
gainsaid
went for each other
gone for each other
went the knuckle
bandied with
gone the knuckle
shotten
argued against
fallen on
fell on
took up arms against
taken up arms against
gone out
went out
took all comers
taken all comers
became involved
came to blows with
gotten tough with
broke with
got tough with
broken with
taken up the gauntlet
took up the gauntlet
spoke against
spoken against
shaken hands
shook hands
rung doorbells
rang doorbells
came to grips
took a stand against
taken a stand against
came to close quarters with
went one on one with
went toe to toe with
gone one on one with
gone toe to toe with
went eyeball to eyeball with
gone eyeball to eyeball with
given battle to
gave battle to
took the field against
taken the field against
took part in a race
taken part in a race
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Verb
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Past tense for to attempt or try
took a crack at
attempted
undertook
risked
tackled
had a stab
had a whack
made an attempt
drove for
went for
shot for
went all out
vied for
did one's best
had a crack
had a go
had a shot
made an effort
made a pass at
gave something a go
gave something a whirl
had a rip
made a stab
put yourself out
set out
sought
assayed
aimed
endeavored
US
strove
endeavoured
UK
strived
went for broke
struggled
leaned over backwards
labored
US
knocked oneself out
bent over backwards
did your damnedest
exerted yourself
worked
tried
did all one can
exerted oneself
gave it a fly
had a bash
bore down
gave it your all
made an all-out effort
lifted a finger
pulled out all the stops
went for it
laboured
UK
moved heaven and earth
fronted up
took it on oneself
essayed
aspired
ruptured yourself
ventured
leant over backwards
chipped away at
broke your neck
did your best
gave it a burl
wrought
made a bid
busted a gut
gave it your best shot
taken a crack at
undertaken
driven for
gone for
gone after
gone all out
done one's best
given something a go
given something a whirl
had a go at
tried out
made a run at
had a crack at
had a shot at
had a stab at
striven
experimented
tried your hand
had a swing at
taken a stab at
given something a try
gave something a try
given it your best shot
took a stab at
bid
took on
gave something the old college try
taken on
given it a burl
taken it on oneself
given it a fly
taken a run at
given something the old college try
took a run at
toiled
dipped into
shot the works
made a stab at
broken your neck
spared no effort
dabbled
applied oneself
embarked on
given something a stab
worked hard
made every effort
pursued
done all one can
made effort
solicited
jumped through hoops
tried one's hand at
gave something a stab
attacked
pushed
gave a shot
given a shot
taken a shot at
took a shot at
gone for broke
done your damnedest
borne down
done your best
given it your all
gone for it
given your all
gave a fling
took best shot
given a fling
did your best to
took the bit between your teeth
given old college try
bade
done your best to
done your utmost
gave your all
given best shot
given it a whirl
given it a try
did level best
gave old college try
did your utmost
gave it a go
went the limit
taken best shot
gave it a whirl
taken the bit between your teeth
gave best shot
gone the limit
gave it a try
given it a go
done level best
more ❯
Verb
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Past tense for to catch or stop (the ball) and return it
fielded
retrieved
caught
returned
stopped
covered
fetched
threw back
picked up
Verb
▲
Past tense for to occur or follow after, or as the consequence of, something
supervened
followed
resulted
succeeded
issued
superseded
postdated
evolved
flowed
proceeded
derived
emanated
stemmed
sprang
sprung
supplanted
came after
came next
went next
followed on
came from
proceeded from
sprang from
sprung from
Verb
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Past tense for to search (an area) for something, especially mineral deposits
prospected
explored
searched
looked
sought
surveyed
hunted
inspected
probed
skirred
delved
dalf
dug
dowsed
drilled
examined
mined
panned
reconnoitered
US
reconnoitred
UK
scouted
sifted
enquired
UK
inquired
investigated
checked out
went into
looked into
made a survey of
cast about
cast about for
cast round
cast around
cast around for
rummaged
foraged
pursued
ferreted
scoured
quested
ransacked
traced
rootled
drug
dragged
winnowed
chased down
rootled about
sought out
rootled around
ferreted about
ferreted around
foraged around
searched out
rooted about
foraged about
rummaged round
groped around
scoured around
rummaged about
looked high and low
ferreted out
rooted around
looked all over hell
looked for
searched high heaven
fished for
looked up
fished about
shopped for
nosed around
tracked down
rummaged around
fished around
foraged for
scratched around
tried to find
dolven
gone after
fossicked
combed
rifled
raked
turned upside down
hunted through
dug through
dredged
trolled
scanned
searched through
sorted through
turned inside out
scavenged
grubbed
fossicked through
fished
turned over
looked through
rooted
fine-tooth-combed
searched for
sifted through
scrabbled
beat
left no stone unturned
gone through
went through
been through
scratched about
groped
scouted out
poked around
poked
rifled through
scrabbled around in
hunted for
rummaged through
poked around in
fumbled
felt
chased
scrounged
rousted around
pried
scrutinized
US
scrutinised
UK
looked around
ferreted around in
ferreted about in
ferreted in
raked through
rummaged around in
dug in
rooted around in
rooted about in
scrabbled about in
fished about in
fished around in
cast round for
poked about in
rousted around in
looked up and down
beat the bushes
nosed about
delved in
rootled around in
grubbed about in
rooted through
checked
grope
shaken down
shook down
gone over with a fine-tooth comb
went over with a fine-tooth comb
gone through with a fine-tooth comb
went through with a fine-tooth comb
waded
felt around
scrabbled around
searched about
poked about
gone
went
rousted
browsed
discovered
trawled
patrolled
spied
canvased
grabbled
swept
peered
fingered
floundered
flushed out
staked out
cased
burrowed
pioneered
grubbed about
recce'd
recced
manipulated
handled
looked around in
foraged through
rummaged in
rummaged about in
raked over
looked about
beaten
nosed round
found
dug down
tried to track down
looked all round
poked through
felt blindly
hunted around
run reconnaissance
turned out
looked all over
quested for
looked about for
fine-combed
grubbed around in
raked up
searched thoroughly
looked around for
looked round
looked high and low in
tipped over
beaten the bushes
looked all over for
dug around
screened
hunted around in
rummaged round in
shuffled through
finecombed
looked round for
hunted down
searched high and low
quested after
left no stone unturned in
routed
scrounged around
founden
fand
gone into
went over
gone over
went through with fine-tooth comb
gone through with fine-tooth comb
went in search of
gone in search of
gave something a look-see
given something a look-see
gave something a going-over
given something a going-over
gave the once-over
ran reconnaissance
given the once-over
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to (attempt to) physically reach or grab (something)
went for
grabbed
seized
snatched
clutched
grasped
snagged
snared
took
wrested
collared
copped
grappled
hooked
netted
wrenched
gained
glommed
yanked
clutched at
laid hands on
laid hold of
grabbed hold of
stretched for
took hold of
got one's fingers on
clapp hands on
took a grip of
seized hold of
took by force
Verb
▲
Past tense for to criticize or scold sternly
rebuked
scolded
berated
admonished
castigated
denounced
reprimanded
reproached
upbraided
blasted
carpeted
lambasted
basted
censured
chastised
chid
chided
condemned
criticised
UK
criticized
US
rated
reproved
blamed
hammered
keelhauled
lectured
ragged
raked
rapped
reprehended
ripped
wigged
bollocked
flayed
jawed
rowed
scored
jawboned
monished
objurgated
fried
opposed
trimmed
trounced
zapped
told off
laid into
pulled up
remonstrated with
tore into
dressed down
railed against
railed at
ticked off
bawled out
chewed out
jumped on
pitched into
ranted at
reamed out
gave someone a bollocking
laced into
let someone have it
slapped down
tongue-lashed
blew up
gave a talking-to
hauled over the coals
had a go at
read the riot act
sounded off
tore apart
carped on
gave a rocket
gave someone a caning
jumped down one's throat
leaned on
called down
called on the carpet
came down on
gave someone a row
gave someone a wigging
took to task
climbed all over
gave someone a mouthful
rapped over the knuckles
gave someone a dressing-down
gave someone an earful
gave someone a roasting
gave someone a rollicking
gave someone a telling-off
gave someone hell
tore off a strip
gave someone a rating
gave someone what for
Verb
▲
Past tense for to assault or attack (someone)
went for
attacked
assaulted
rushed
struck
beset
charged
besieged
sicced
blitzed
busted
hit
hat
assailed
set on
tore into
pitched into
hit out at
laced into
lashed out at
let fly at
got stuck into
lit into
set upon
launched an attack on
waded into
turned on
fell on
laid into
beat up
pounced on
let someone have it
descended on
descended upon
flew at
jumped on
launched oneself at
fell upon
went in on
had at
made an assault on
pounced upon
worked over
had a go at
roughed up
rushed at
sprang on
sprung on
duffed up
gave someone a beating
launched at
ran at
rushed upon
sprang at
sprung at
beat up on
beat the living daylights out of
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went against
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