CHASE UP


Meaning of CHASE UP in English

1.

If you ~ something that is needed or needs dealing with, you find it or find out what is being done about it.

When I didn’t hear from the suppliers or receive a refund, I chased the matter up...

The authority can ~ the source of the pollution and demand that the owner clean it up.

PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron)

2.

If you chase someone up, you look for them and find them because you want them to do something or give you something.

...the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to ~ a client who has defaulted on a debt.

= track down

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .