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おう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after
If you are going to run away, I will not chase you.
2. to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
I read, following the letters with my finger.
3. to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel
If it hadn't been for that, my mother would never have been driven out of the village.
4. to drive (e.g. a herd)
5. to be pressed (e.g. for time)
in passive voice
I'm swamped with work every day.
Alt. forms
追おう
89%
おう
9%
逐おう
Pitch accent
お
う
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Conjugations...Used in: 2340
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
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Examples (41 in total)
I was swamped with work.
Don't follow fashion.
I'm swamped with work every day.
He is hunted by the police.
The police are after the murderer.
The dog is after the fox.
The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.
If you are going to run away, I will not chase you.
Their eyes pursued him.
Please chase that car.
I read, following the letters with my finger.
It's not that I'm just chasing the ball.
The man is wanted for murder.
My mother is busy cooking dinner.
I tracked the whereabouts of the boy who had disappeared.
Everyone is pressed for time with their summer vacation homework.
The policeman was after the thief.
I go after the truck that passed me a little while ago.
He himself did not know what he was chasing.
A swarm of mosquitoes followed him.
The dog followed its master, wagging its tail.
My mother was busy cooking dinner.
I bet she's busy dealing with that.
The war drove many people from their hometowns.
The number of participants grew each time.
The police pursued the stolen vehicle along the motorway.
If it hadn't been for that, my mother would never have been driven out of the village.
So far, I had not felt any sign of anyone else pursuing me.
I'm just following the letters from line to line.
It is very expensive to keep up with the latest fashions.
As I went through the items one by one, I noticed something strange.
He must have had enough of being chased by the people here.
The meeting was put off till further notice.
I can't follow the course of your argument.
I followed your trail all the way here.
It seems that people being chased have a high probability of fleeing to the right.
I pulled away from the wall and chased after it at a trot.
The store is closed until further notice.
The power of magic grows more mighty as time passes.
When you experience a work, you shouldn't go looking for traces of its author in it.
I can't keep track of all the changes taking place in the world of AIDS research.