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Hyphenation for “chase”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “chase”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "chase" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “chase” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „chase“ ⟶ „chase“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "chase"

chase >> /tʃeɪs/

Definition: [transitive verb] Pursue in order to catch or catch up with.
Example: police chased the stolen car through the city

Synonyms of "chase"

pursue | run after | follow | hunt | track | trail |

Definition: [transitive verb] Drive or cause to go in a specified direction.
Example: she chased him out of the house

Synonyms of "chase"

drive away | drive off | drive out | put to flight | send away | scare off | scatter |

Definition: [transitive verb] Try to make contact with (someone) in order to get something owed or required.
Example: chasing customers who had not paid their bills

Synonyms of "chase"

pester | harass | harry | nag | plague | hound |

Definition: [transitive verb] Make further investigation of an unresolved matter.
Example: investigators got a warrant, but they didn't have time to chase down the case

Definition: [noun] An act of pursuing someone or something.
Example: they captured the youths after a brief chase

Synonyms of "chase"

pursuit | hunt | trail |