run-afteradj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌnˌɑːftə/,

/ˈrʌnˌaftə/, U.S.

/ˈrənˌæftər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English run , run v., after prep.

Etymology: < run, past participle of run v. + after prep., after to run after (see run v.).

Sought-after, in demand.

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1826 Eccentric Traveller III. i. 15 A medical man is, of all others, the most run after and respected in every country.

1856 J. W. King Characters & Incidents i. 5 The Times is not the only thing cut up and condemned by everybody, and at the same time the most run-after and popular of all the incubuses that cram themselves down our very throats.

1873 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 758/2 Handel was one of the run-after opera composers of his day, and was straining every nerve to outwrite Buononcini.

1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line vi. 75 I've heard that you are the most assiduously run-after girl at Palm Beach.

1970 P. O'Brian tr. S. de Beauvoir Coming of Age (1986) vi. 362 An adored, run-after woman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	run-after
释义	run-afteradj. Brit. /ˈrʌnˌɑːftə/, /ˈrʌnˌaftə/, U.S. /ˈrənˌæftər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English run , run v., after prep. Etymology: < run, past participle of run v. + after prep., after to run after (see run v.). Sought-after, in demand. ΚΠ 1826 Eccentric Traveller III. i. 15 A medical man is, of all others, the most run after and respected in every country. 1856 J. W. King Characters & Incidents i. 5 The Times is not the only thing cut up and condemned by everybody, and at the same time the most run-after and popular of all the incubuses that cram themselves down our very throats. 1873 Atlantic Monthly Dec. 758/2 Handel was one of the run-after opera composers of his day, and was straining every nerve to outwrite Buononcini. 1908 R. W. Chambers Firing Line vi. 75 I've heard that you are the most assiduously run-after girl at Palm Beach. 1970 P. O'Brian tr. S. de Beauvoir Coming of Age (1986) vi. 362 An adored, run-after woman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1826
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