Pursue

//pəˈsjuː// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. ambitransitive

    "pursue one's dreams"

  2. 2
    go in search of or hunt for wordnet
  3. 3
    To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.). transitive

    "Her rival pursued a quite different course."

  4. 4
    follow in or as if in pursuit wordnet
  5. 5
    To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). transitive

    "He even stands to gain in world terms: his noisy critics strengthen his projected image of a man determined to pursue peace with Palestinians."

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  1. 6
    carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in wordnet
  2. 7
    To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). transitive

    "The Kedarites are depicted as herders of sheep and goats who pursued a seminomadic existence and lived scattered over a wide area of the desert region east of the land of Israel."

  3. 8
    carry further or advance wordnet
  4. 9
    To act as a legal prosecutor. intransitive
  5. 10
    To continue; to carry on. archaic, transitive

    "'Allow me, great king,' pursued the Demon, in a dry tone of voice, 'to wish you joy […]"

Etymology

From Middle English pursuen, from Anglo-Norman pursure, poursuire etc., from Latin prōsequor (though influenced by persequor). Doublet of prosecute.

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