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1. (v.t.) pursue
to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
2. pursue
to follow close upon; attend:
Bad luck pursued us.
3. pursue
to strive to attain or accomplish (a goal, purpose, etc.).
4. pursue
to proceed in accordance with (a method, plan, etc.).
5. pursue
to carry on or continue (a course of action, inquiry, etc.):
to pursue one's studies.
6. pursue
to continue to annoy or trouble.
7. pursue
to practice (an occupation or pastime).
8. pursue
to continue to discuss (a subject).
9. pursue
to follow:
to pursue a river to its source.
10. (v.i.) pursue
to follow in pursuit.
11. pursue
to continue.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF pursuer&indirdesc; L prōsequī to pursue, follow, continue. See pro -1, sue , prosecute)
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| Definition of 'pursue' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) prosecute, engage, pursue
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
"She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
2. (verb) pursue, follow
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. (verb) quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
go in search of or hunt for
"pursue a hobby"
4. (verb) pursue, follow up on, act on
carry further or advance
"Can you act on this matter soon?"
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1. (verb) pursue
to try to achieve
women pursuing careers in politics
2. pursue
to chase or run after
police pursuing a vehicle at high speed
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| Definition of 'pursue' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) pursue
to follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare
2. (verb) pursue
to seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law
3. (verb) pursue
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. (verb) pursue
to prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue
5. (verb) pursue
to follow as an example; to imitate
6. (verb) pursue
to follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account
7. (verb) pursue
to go in pursuit; to follow
8. (verb) pursue
to go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue
9. (verb) pursue
to follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor
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Sense: to follow especially in order to catch or capture; to chase
They pursued the thief through the town.
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 Afrikaans: volg, jaag |
 Arabic: يُطارِد |
 Bulgarian: преследвам |
 Brazilian: perseguir |
 Czech: pronásledovat |
 German: verfolgen |
 Danish: forfølge; jage |
 Greek: καταδιώκω, κυνηγώ |
 Spanish: perseguir |
 Estonian: jälitama |
 Farsi: تعقیب کردن |
 Finnish: tavoitella |
 French: poursuivre |
 Hebrew: לִרדוֹף אַחֲרֵי |
 Hindi: पीछा करना |
 Hungarian: üldöz |
 Indonesian: mengejar |
 Icelandic: veita eftirför |
 Italian: inseguire |
 Japanese: 追う |
 Korean: 쫓다 |
 Lithuanian: vytis, persekioti |
 Latvian: []sekot |
 Malay: mengejar |
 Dutch: achternazitten |
 Norwegian: forfølge, jage (etter) |
 Polish: ścigać |
 Persian: تعقیب کردن |
 Pashto: پسى كيدل،تعقيبول |
 Portuguese: perseguir |
 Romanian: a urmări |
 Russian: преследовать |
 Slovak: prenasledovať |
 Slovenian: zasledovati |
 Serbian: pratiti |
 Swedish: förfölja, jaga |
 Thai: ไล่ตาม |
 Turkish: peşine düşmek, takip etme |
 Taiwanese: 追捕，追蹤 |
 Ukrainian: переслідувати; гнатися |
 Urdu: پيچھا کرنا، تعاقب کرنا |
 Vietnamese: đuổi, truy bắt |
 Chinese: 追捕，追踪 |
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