Pursue

[pə'sjuː] or [pə'sʊ]

Definition

(verb.) 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'.

(verb.) carry further or advance; 'Can you act on this matter soon?'.

Inputed by Dustin--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare.

(v. t.) To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue.

(v. t.) To follow as an example; to imitate.

(v. t.) To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account.

(v. i.) To go in pursuit; to follow.

(v. i.) To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue.

(v. i.) To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor.

Editor: Yvonne

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Follow, chase, hunt, track, hound, go after, give chase to.[2]. Continue, prosecute, conduct, keep up, carry on, persist in, engage in, follow up.[3]. Seek, strive for, try to obtain.

Checked by Genevieve

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Chase, follow, track, hunt, continue, prosecute,[See PROSECUTE]

Editor: Margie

Definition

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.

Inputed by Katrina

Examples

Checker: Virgil

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