pursue

  • 11pursue — [[t]pə(r)sju͟ː, su͟ː[/t]] ♦♦♦ pursues, pursuing, pursued 1) VERB If you pursue an activity, interest, or plan, you carry it out or follow it. [FORMAL] [V n] It became harder for women married to diplomats to pursue their own interests... [V n] He …

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  • 12pursue */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsjuː] / US [pərˈsu] verb [transitive] Word forms pursue : present tense I/you/we/they pursue he/she/it pursues present participle pursuing past tense pursued past participle pursued 1) to follow a course of activity He wants to pursue a …

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  • 13pursue — 01. An innocent bystander was killed by a car being [pursued] by the police in downtown Boston today. 02. His wife is [pursuing] a psychology degree at university. 03. Celebrities are constantly [pursued] by the media, and find it almost… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 14pursue — pur|sue W2S3 [pəˈsju: US pərˈsu:] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: pursuer, from Old French poursuir, from Latin prosequi; PROSECUTE] 1.) to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15pursue — pur|sue [ pər su ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to follow a course of activity: He wants to pursue a career in medicine. They have continued to pursue a policy of repression. a ) to try to achieve something: We are working together to pursue a common… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16pursue — verb (pursued; pursuing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pursure, pursiure, from Latin prosequi, from pro forward + sequi to follow more at pro , sue Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill …

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  • 17pursue — [13] Pursue is first cousin to prosecute. Both go back ultimately to Latin prōsequī ‘follow up, pursue’. This led fairly directly to English prosecute, but it also seems to have had a Vulgar Latin descendant *prōsequere, which purvey 404 passed… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 18pursue*/ — [pəˈsjuː] verb [T] 1) to do something, or to try to achieve something We re persuading both countries to pursue a peaceful solution.[/ex] He wants to pursue a career in medicine.[/ex] I intend to pursue the matter (= continue to try to achieve my …

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  • 19pursue — pur•sue [[t]pərˈsu[/t]] v. sued, su•ing 1) to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase 2) to follow close upon; attend: Bad luck pursued us[/ex] 3) to strive to attain or accomplish (a goal, purpose, etc.) 4) to proceed in… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20pursue — [13] Pursue is first cousin to prosecute. Both go back ultimately to Latin prōsequī ‘follow up, pursue’. This led fairly directly to English prosecute, but it also seems to have had a Vulgar Latin descendant *prōsequere, which passed into English …

    Word origins