追う

Meaning

1. v5uvt
   to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after
2. v5uvt
   to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
3. v5uvt
   to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel
4. v5uvt
   to drive (e.g. a herd)
5. v5uvt
   to be pressed (e.g. for time)

Example sentences

• 猟犬は鋭い嗅覚で獲物を追う。

  Hounds hunt by their keen scent.

• 流行を追うな。

  Don't follow fashion.

• 裏切り者の素性を追ってみれば、その裏切り者が家族の厄介者だとわかるでしょう。

  Tracing a renegade's family background, you'll find him the black sheep.