pursue
Pronunciation: /pəˈsjuː/
verb ( pursues, pursuing, pursued)
- 1follow or chase (someone or something): the officer pursued the van figurative a heavily indebted businessman was being pursued by creditors
- persistently seek to form a sexual relationship with (someone): Sophie was being pursued by a number of men
- seek to attain or accomplish (a goal) over a long period: should people pursue their own happiness at the expense of others?
- archaic or literary (of something unpleasant) persistently afflict (someone): mercy lasts as long as sin pursues man
- 2continue or proceed along (a path or route): the road pursued a straight course over the scrubland
- engage in (an activity or course of action): Andrew was determined to pursue a computer career the council decided not to pursue an appeal
- continue to investigate or explore (an idea or argument): we shall not pursue the matter any further
Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense 'follow with enmity'): from Anglo-Norman French pursuer, from an alteration of Latin prosequi 'prosecute'
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