pursue

  • 21pursue — verb (T) 1 to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time: Kristin pursued her acting career with great determination. 2 pursue the matter/argument/question to continue trying to ask about, find out about …

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  • 22pursue — verb 1) I pursued him through the garden Syn: follow, run after, chase; hunt, stalk, track, trail, shadow, hound, course; informal tail Ant: avoid 2) pursue the goal of political union …

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  • 23pursue — pursuable, adj. /peuhr sooh /, v., pursued, pursuing. v.t. 1. to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase. 2. to follow close upon; go with; attend: Bad luck pursued him. 3. to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end,… …

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  • 24pursue — verb /pəˈsjuː,pəɹˈs(j)u/ a) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. He now feared for his life, and believed US intelligence agents would pursue him. b) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action… …

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  • 25pursue — verb 1) I pursued him down the garden Syn: follow, run after, chase, hunt, stalk, track, trail, hound 2) pursue the goal of political union Syn: strive for, work towards, seek …

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  • 26pursue — [c]/pəˈsju / (say puh syooh) verb (pursued, pursuing) –verb (t) 1. to follow with the view of overtaking, capturing, killing, etc.; chase. 2. to follow close upon; go with; attend: bad luck pursued him. 3. to strive to gain; seek to attain or… …

  • 27pursue — To follow, prosecute, or enforce a matter judicially, as a complaining party. To pursue the practice of any profession or business, contemplates a course of business or professional practice, and not single isolated acts arising from unusual… …

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  • 28pursue a claim — index sue Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 29pursue a course — index perform (execute) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30pursue an inquiry — index audit, canvass, investigate, probe, research Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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