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pursue

When did you decide to pursue a career as a musician?Was it inevitable that she would pursue a career on the catwalk?Having an aim and pursuing it constantly, not being deflected.In a different study, researchers asked art students why they wanted to pursue a career in the industry.Having given up hope of being leader, he has clearly decided to pursue a career as a moose.If not for the financial help we are able to give, passed down from our own parents, he could not pursue a career in science.Crown is aggressively pursuing new export and licensing opportunities.Yet he seems nervous about pursuing the reforms to the end.Did she think of pursuing a different career?We must pursue the aims and values for which they lost their lives.It is a point of view and an activity devoted to pursuing that point of view.He pursued this aim with tenacity and political skill.How much of your religious activity is about pursuing something other than intimacy with him?There was hardly anything about wives pursuing a career.Finding an effective treatment depends largely on how vigorously you pursue your aim.Advice about which activity to pursue or places to visit is always on hand.Have you been thinking about pursuing more independent issues for yourself?Social enterprise organisations are established to pursue social aims and reinvest any financial surpluses to promote those aims.It will be interesting to see which of the home medallists intend to pursue their careers in the paid ranks.No one would think to warn them of the perils of trying to raise a family while simultaneously pursuing a career.It is baked into the numbers deeply, and it should be pursued aggressively.She worked as an English and drama teacher before pursuing a fulltime career in acting.The police need to focus resources on catching offenders and pursuing them - this is what the public demand.Yet if the Government pursues these schemes aggressively there is a reasonable prospect of a decent recovery over the next two to three years.Although there have been regular meetings between the two exchanges, regulatory issues would probably be sufficient to deter a match being pursued too closely.The British pursued the Americans closely.

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pursue

British English: pursue /pəˈsjuː/ VERB
aim If you pursue a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it or to progress in it.
She came to England to pursue an acting career.
  • American English: pursue
  • Arabic: يُلاحِق
  • Brazilian Portuguese: perseguir
  • Chinese: 追赶
  • Croatian: slijediti
  • Czech: zabývat se
  • Danish: forfølge
  • Dutch: nastreven
  • European Spanish: perseguir buscar
  • Finnish: ajaa takaa
  • French: poursuivre continuer
  • German: verfolgen
  • Greek: επιδιώκω
  • Italian: inseguire
  • Japanese: 追跡する
  • Korean: 추적하다
  • Norwegian: jage
  • Polish: ścigać
  • European Portuguese: perseguir
  • Romanian: a urma
  • Russian: преследовать
  • Latin American Spanish: perseguir
  • Swedish: förfölja
  • Thai: ติดตาม
  • Turkish: peşine takılmak
  • Ukrainian: переслідувати
  • Vietnamese: theo đuổi
British English: pursue VERB
person, vehicle If you pursue a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, usually in order to catch them.
She pursued the man who had stolen a woman's bag.
  • American English: pursue
  • Brazilian Portuguese: perseguir
  • Chinese: 执行
  • European Spanish: perseguir
  • French: poursuivre
  • German: verfolgen
  • Italian: inseguire
  • Japanese: 遂行する
  • Korean: 뒤쫓다
  • European Portuguese: perseguir
  • Latin American Spanish: perseguir

All related terms of 'pursue'

Chinese translation of 'pursue'

pursue

(pəˈsjuː) (frm)

vt

  1. (= follow) [person, car] 追赶(趕) (zhuīgǎn)
  2. (= involve o.s. in) [activity, interest, policy, career] 继(繼)续(續) (jìxù)
  3. (= try to obtain) [aim, objective] 追求 (zhuīqiú)
    1. (= follow up) [matter, claim] 穷(窮)追不舍(捨) (qióngzhuī bùshě)
    2. [topic, possibility, idea] 探究 (tànjiū)
(verb) 
Definition
to follow the guidelines of (a plan or policy)
Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the summit.
Synonyms
engage in
follow
perform
conduct
wage
the three factions that had been waging a civil war
tackle
She is quite good at DIY and wants to tackle the job herself.
take up
work at
carry on
practise
He practised as a lawyer for thirty years.
participate in
prosecute
ply
streetmarkets with stallholders plying their trade
go in for
apply yourself to
(verb) 
Definition
to try hard to achieve (some desire or aim)
Mr Menendez has aggressively pursued success.
Synonyms
try for
seek
They have had to seek work as labourers.
desire
He was bored and desired change in his life.
search for
aim for
aspire to
people who aspire to public office
work towards
strive for
have as a goal
(verb) 
Definition
to continue to discuss or argue (a point or subject)
If your request is denied, don't be afraid to pursue the matter.
Synonyms
continue
Outside the hall, people continued their vigil.
maintain
You should always maintain your friendships.
carry on
Her bravery has given him the will to carry on.
keep on
hold to
see through
adhere to
persist in
proceed in
persevere in
(verb) 
Definition
to apply oneself to (studies or interests)
overseas graduates intending to pursue full-time research
Synonyms
conduct
carry on
undertake
prosecute
To prosecute this war is costing the country fifteen million pounds a day.
devote yourself to
(verb) 
pursuing this line of enquiry
Synonyms
investigate
Gas officials are investigating the cause of the explosion.
study
research
They research the needs of both employers and staff.
check
Check the accuracy of every detail in your CV.
Get a mechanic to check the car out for you before you buy it.
review
He reviewed the troops.
examine
He examined her passport and stamped it.
probe
The more they probed into his background, the more suspicious they became.
look into
analyze
delve into
inquire into
Inspectors inquired into the affairs of the company.
(verb) 
Definition
to follow (a person, vehicle, or animal) in order to capture or overtake
She pursued the man who had stolen her bag.
Synonyms
follow
I think we're being followed.
track
He thought he had better track this creature and kill it.
hunt
Police are hunting a large wildcat that has escaped from the zoo.
chase
She chased the thief for 100 yards.
dog
The three creatures had dogged him from hut to hut.
attend
shadow
shadowed by a large and highly visible body of police
accompany
harry
tail (informal)
Officers had tailed the gang in an undercover inquiry.
haunt
plague
hound
hounded by the press
stalk
Wolves stalk their prey across the tundra.
harass
a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi
go after
run after
hunt down
give chase to
Opposites
avoid
,
flee
,
shun
,
run away from
,
steer clear of
,
keep away from
,
give someone or something a wide berth
(verb) 
Definition
to follow persistently or seek to become acquainted with
He had pursued her, and they started dating.
Synonyms
court
I was courting him at 19 and married him when I was 21.
woo
The penniless author successfully wooed and married Roxanne.
pay attention to
make up to (informal)
chase after
pay court to
set your cap at
Opposites
eschew
,
fight shy of

Additional synonyms

in the sense of aspire to
people who aspire to public office
Synonyms
aim for,
desire,
pursue,
hope for,
long for,
crave,
seek out,
wish for,
dream about,
yearn for,
hunger for,
hanker after,
be eager for,
set your heart on,
set your sights on,
be ambitious for
in the sense of carry on
Definition
to continue
Her bravery has given him the will to carry on.
Synonyms
continue,
last,
endure,
persist,
keep going,
persevere,
crack on (informal)
in the sense of chase
Definition
to pursue (a person or animal) persistently or quickly
She chased the thief for 100 yards.
Synonyms
pursue,
follow,
track,
hunt,
run after,
course

Synonyms of 'pursue'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of check
Definition
to examine, investigate, or make an inquiry into
Check the accuracy of every detail in your CV.Get a mechanic to check the car out for you before you buy it.
Synonyms
examine,
test,
study,
look at,
research,
note,
confirm,
investigate,
monitor,
probe,
tick,
vet,
inspect,
look over,
verify,
work over,
scrutinize,
make sure of,
inquire into,
take a dekko at (British, slang, old-fashioned),
parse
in the sense of desire
Definition
to want very much
He was bored and desired change in his life.
Synonyms
want,
long for,
crave,
fancy (informal),
hope for,
ache for,
covet,
aspire to,
wish for,
yearn for,
thirst for,
hanker after,
set your heart on,
desiderate
in the sense of dog
Definition
to follow (someone) closely
The three creatures had dogged him from hut to hut.
Synonyms
pursue,
follow,
track,
chase,
shadow,
harry,
tail (informal),
trail,
hound,
stalk,
go after,
give chase to
in the sense of examine
Definition
to inspect carefully or in detail
He examined her passport and stamped it.
Synonyms
inspect,
test,
consider,
study,
check,
research,
review,
survey,
investigate,
explore,
probe,
analyse,
scan,
vet,
check out,
ponder,
look over,
look at,
sift through,
work over,
pore over,
appraise,
scrutinize,
peruse,
take stock of,
assay,
recce (slang),
look at carefully,
go over or through
in the sense of harass
Definition
to trouble or annoy (someone) by repeated attacks, questions, or problems
a celebrity routinely harassed by the paparazzi
Synonyms
annoy,
trouble,
bother,
worry,
harry,
disturb,
devil (informal),
plague,
bait,
hound,
torment,
hassle (informal),
badger,
persecute,
exasperate,
pester,
vex,
breathe down someone's neck,
chivvy (British),
give someone grief (British, South Africa),
be on your back (slang),
beleaguer
in the sense of hound
Definition
to pursue, disturb, or criticize relentlessly
hounded by the press
Synonyms
harass,
harry,
bother,
provoke,
annoy,
torment,
hassle (informal),
prod,
badger,
persecute,
pester,
goad,
keep after,
pursue
in the sense of hunt
Definition
to seek out and kill (animals) for food or sport
Police are hunting a large wildcat that has escaped from the zoo.
Synonyms
stalk,
track,
chase,
pursue,
trail,
hound,
gun for
in the sense of inquire into
Definition
to make an investigation
Inspectors inquired into the affairs of the company.
Synonyms
investigate,
study,
examine,
consider,
research,
search,
explore,
look into,
inspect,
probe into,
scrutinize,
make inquiries into
in the sense of maintain
Definition
to sustain or keep up a particular level or speed
You should always maintain your friendships.
Synonyms
continue,
retain,
preserve,
sustain,
carry on,
keep,
keep up,
prolong,
uphold,
nurture,
conserve,
perpetuate
in the sense of ply
Definition
to work at (a job or trade)
streetmarkets with stallholders plying their trade
Synonyms
work at,
follow,
exercise,
pursue,
carry on,
practise

Additional synonyms

in the sense of practise
Definition
to work at (a profession)
He practised as a lawyer for thirty years.
Synonyms
work at,
pursue,
carry on,
undertake,
specialize in,
ply your trade
in the sense of probe
Definition
to investigate, or look into, closely
The more they probed into his background, the more suspicious they became.
Synonyms
examine,
research,
go into,
investigate,
explore,
test,
sound,
search,
look into,
query,
verify,
sift,
analyze,
dissect,
delve into,
work over,
scrutinize
in the sense of prosecute
Definition
to continue to do (something)
To prosecute this war is costing the country fifteen million pounds a day.
Synonyms
conduct,
continue,
manage,
direct,
pursue,
work at,
carry on,
practise,
engage in,
discharge,
persist,
see through,
follow through,
persevere,
carry through
in the sense of research
Definition
to carry out investigations into (a subject)
They research the needs of both employers and staff.
Synonyms
investigate,
study,
examine,
experiment,
explore,
probe,
analyse,
look into,
work over,
scrutinize,
make inquiries,
do tests,
consult the archives
in the sense of review
Definition
to inspect formally or officially
He reviewed the troops.
Synonyms
inspect,
check,
survey,
examine,
vet,
check out (informal),
scrutinize,
give (something or someone) the once-over (informal)
in the sense of seek
Definition
to try to find by searching
They have had to seek work as labourers.
Synonyms
look for,
pursue,
search for,
be after,
hunt,
go in search of,
go in pursuit of,
go gunning for,
go in quest of
in the sense of shadow
Definition
to follow or trail secretly
shadowed by a large and highly visible body of police
Synonyms
follow,
track,
pursue,
dog,
tail (informal),
trail,
stalk,
spy on
in the sense of stalk
Definition
to follow (an animal or person) quietly and secretly in order to catch or kill them
Wolves stalk their prey across the tundra.
Synonyms
pursue,
follow,
track,
hunt,
shadow,
tail (informal),
haunt,
creep up on
in the sense of tackle
Definition
to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined way
She is quite good at DIY and wants to tackle the job herself.
Synonyms
undertake,
deal with,
attempt,
try,
begin,
essay (formal),
engage in,
embark upon,
get stuck into (informal),
turn your hand to,
have a go or stab at (informal),
take the bit between your teeth
in the sense of tail
Definition
to follow (someone) stealthily
Officers had tailed the gang in an undercover inquiry.
Synonyms
follow,
track,
shadow,
trail,
stalk,
keep an eye on,
dog the footsteps of

Additional synonyms

in the sense of track
Definition
to follow the trail of (a person or animal)
He thought he had better track this creature and kill it.
Synonyms
follow,
pursue,
chase,
trace,
tail (informal),
dog,
shadow,
trail,
stalk,
hunt down,
follow the trail of
in the sense of wage
Definition
to engage in (a campaign or war)
the three factions that had been waging a civil war
Synonyms
engage in,
conduct,
pursue,
carry on,
undertake,
practise,
prosecute,
proceed with
in the sense of woo
Definition
to attempt to gain the love of (a woman)
The penniless author successfully wooed and married Roxanne.
Synonyms
court,
chase,
pursue,
spark (rare),
importune,
seek to win,
pay court to,
seek the hand of,
set your cap at (old-fashioned),
pay your addresses to,
pay suit to,
press your suit with
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