pursue

v., -sued, -su·ing, -sues.

v.tr.

1. To follow in an effort to overtake or capture; chase: a fox that was pursued by hounds.
2. To strive to gain or accomplish: pursue lofty political goals.
3. To proceed along the course of; follow: a ship that pursued the southern course.
4. To carry further; advance: Let's not pursue this argument.
5. To be engaged in (a vocation or hobby, for example).
6. To court: a lady who was pursued by many suitors.
7. To continue to torment or afflict; haunt: was pursued by the demons of lust and greed.

v.intr.

1. To follow in an effort to overtake or capture; chase.
2. To carry on; continue.

[Middle English pursuen, from Anglo-Norman pursuer, from Vulgar Latin *prōsequere, from Latin prōsequī. See prosecute.]

pursuable pur·su'a·ble adj.
pursuer pur·su'er n.

verb

1. To follow (another) with the intent of overtaking and capturing: chase, run after. Idioms: begoin pursuit, give chase. See seek/avoid.
2. To strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action: follow through, follow up. See continue/stop/pause.
3. To work at, especially as a profession: practice. See do/not do, work/play.
4. To go through (life) in a certain way: lead, live¹, pass. See be.
5. To attempt to gain the affection of: court, spark², woo. Informal romance. See seek/avoid, sex/asexual.

v

Definition: chase, follow
Antonyms: avoid, flee, retreat, run away

v

Definition: have as one's goal
Antonyms: eschew, give up, ignore, shun

v

Definition: persist, persevere
Antonyms: discontinue, eschew, give up, stop

v

Definition: woo
Antonyms: ignore, shun

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IN BRIEF: To follow in order to catch. Also: To try to find.

The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object, and pursue it for life. — Aikin Barbauld (1743-1825)

Common misspelling(s) of pursue

• persue

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forfølge, tilstræbe, udøve, videreføre
v. intr. - blive ved, fortsætte

Nederlands (Dutch)
najagen, (ver)volgen, beoefenen, achternalopen

Français (French)
v. tr. - poursuivre, mener (une politique), se livrer à (une occupation, un intérêt), rechercher (l'excellence)
v. intr. - poursuivre, persécuter, briguer, rechercher

Deutsch (German)
v. - streben nach, durchführen, verfolgen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (κατα)διώκω, κυνηγώ, επιδιώκω, συνεχίζω, ακολουθώ (τακτική κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
proseguire, inseguire, cercare, dare la caccia, praticare, seguire, perseguitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perseguir

Русский (Russian)
продолжать, следовать, преследовать, добиваться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - proseguir, continuar, perseguir, demandar, ejercer, seguir
v. intr. - aspirar a, dedicarse a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förfölja, jaga, fullfölja, driva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
追赶, 追捕, 追踪, 继续进行

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 追趕, 追捕, 追蹤
v. intr. - 追趕, 繼續進行

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 뒤쫓다, 추구하다
v. intr. - 쫓아가다, 따라가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 追う, 追跡する, 追い求める, 追求する, 続ける, 続行する, 従事する, …につきまとう, たどる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يلاحق, يطارد, يتابع, يسعى وراء, يتعقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮רדף אחרי, חתר אל, שקד, התמיד, המשיך, חיפש, פעל או המשיך (בקו-פעולה), המשיך לדון או לחקור (בנושא), ביקש בהתמדה להכיר או למשוך שימת-לב של, דבק בעקשנות ב-, היה בעל מזל רע‬
v. intr. - ‮רדף אחרי‬

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