Definitions for Pursue
pərˈsupur·sue

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. prosecute, engage, pursueverb

   carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

   "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"

2. pursue, followverb

   follow in or as if in pursuit

   "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"

3. quest for, go after, quest after, pursueverb

   go in search of or hunt for

   "pursue a hobby"

4. pursue, follow up on, act onverb

   carry further or advance

   "Can you act on this matter soon?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. pursueverb

   To follow with harmful intent; to try to harm, to persecute, torment.

2. pursueverb

   To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.

3. pursueverb

   To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).

   Her rival pursued a quite different course.

4. pursueverb

   To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).

5. pursueverb

   To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).

6. Etymology: From pursuer, poursuire et al., porsuir, from prosequi (though influenced by persequi).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PURSUEverb

   Etymology: poursuivre, Fr.

   1. To chase; to follow in hostility.

   Love like a shadow flies, when substance love pursues;
   Pursuing that that flies, and flying what pursues. William Shakespeare.

   When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, and pursued. Gen. xiv. 14.

   To thy speed add wings,
   Lest with a whip of scorpions I pursue
   Thy lingering. John Milton.

   2. To prosecute; to continue.

   As righteousness tendeth to life; so he that pursueth evil, pursueth it to his own death. Prov. xii. 19.

   Insatiate to pursue
   Vain war with heaven. John Milton.

   I will pursue
   This ancient story, whether false or true. Dryden.

   When men pursue their thoughts of space, they stop at the confines of body, as if space were there at an end. John Locke.

   3. To imitate; to follow as an example.

   The fame of ancient matrons you pursue,
   And stand a blameless pattern to the new. Dryden.

   4. To endeavour to attain.

   Let us not then pursue
   Splendid vassalage. John Milton.

   We happiness pursue; we fly from pain;
   Yet the pursuit, and yet the flight is vain. Matthew Prior.

2. To Pursueverb

   To go on; to proceed.

   I have, pursues Carneades, wondered chymists should not consider. Boyle.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pursue

   To pursue means to actively and purposefully go after or seek something, often a goal, objective, or desired outcome. It involves engaging in actions, making efforts, and persistently driving towards the fulfillment of a particular aim or ambition. Pursuing something requires determination, focus, and a willingness to overcome obstacles or challenges in order to attain success or attain the desired result.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Pursueverb

   to follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare

2. Pursueverb

   to seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law

3. Pursueverb

   to proceed along, with a view to some and or object; to follow; to go in; as, Captain Cook pursued a new route; the administration pursued a wise course

4. Pursueverb

   to prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue

5. Pursueverb

   to follow as an example; to imitate

6. Pursueverb

   to follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account

7. Pursueverb

   to go in pursuit; to follow

8. Pursueverb

   to go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue

9. Pursueverb

   to follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pursue

   pur-sū′, v.t. to follow after in order to overtake: to follow with haste: to chase: to follow up: to be engaged in: to carry on: to seek to obtain: to seek to injure: to imitate: to continue.—v.i. to follow: to go on or continue: to act as a prosecutor at law.—n. (Spens.) pursuit.—adj. Pursū′able.—n. Pursū′ance, the act of pursuing or following out: process: consequence.—adj. Pursū′ant, done while pursuing or seeking any purpose, hence agreeable.—adv. agreeably: conformably—also Pursū′antly.—n. Pursū′er, one who pursues: (Scots law) a plaintiff. [O. Fr. porsuir (Fr. poursuivre)—L. prosequi, -secutus—pro, onwards, sequi, to follow.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pursue' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4672

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pursue' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4153

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Pursue' in Verbs Frequency: #425

How to pronounce Pursue?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pursue in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pursue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Pursue in a Sentence

1. Sean Conway:

   Weld County alone voters said this is an option we should n’t pursue and we wo n’t pursue it, but we will continue to look at the problems of the urban and rural divide in this state.

2. Jason Pye:

   Republicans have to approach working with Democrats very cautiously because they’ve made it very clear what they plan to pursue will be difficult for Republicans to deal with.

3. Lisa Henson:

   When he was a younger guy, he really thought that puppetry was only going to be part of what he would do with his life creatively, and that he would also be a filmmaker -- and particularly an experimental filmmaker, so when the Muppets became so popular, with' Sesame Street' and then with' The Muppet Show,' he didn't want to just continue to only do the Muppets. He always had other things that he wanted to pursue creatively, and' The Dark Crystal' was The Dark Crystal ', and his first big breakaway.

4. Chairman Tim Massad:

   We will do everything in our power to pursue those who attempt to engage in fraud or manipulation in our markets, there is nothing more important than the integrity of our markets.

5. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy:

   Unless Speaker Pelosi reverses course and seats all five Republican nominees, Senate Republicans will not be party to their sham process and will instead pursue our own investigation of the facts.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pursue
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pursue
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Pursue
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pursue
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Pursue