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pursue

/pəˈsjuː

verb (pursues, pursuing, pursued) [with object]

1Follow or chase (someone or something): the officer pursued the van figurative a heavily indebted businessman was being pursued by creditors...

The most celebrated story of all, however, was one well-attested case of a monkey hotly pursuing an elderly policeman named Sub Inspector Bhola Ram.
Police officers pursuing the car stopped to help their victim, but despite the fact that he was no longer being pursued, the Peugeot driver went on to hit a second student.
He was arrested in the Roxy area by other police officers who pursued the bus on motorcycles.

Synonyms

go after, run after, follow, chase, give chase to;

hunt, stalk, track, trail, trace, shadow, dog, hound, course

informal tail

1.1Persistently seek to form a sexual relationship with (someone): Sophie was being pursued by a number of men...

A stalker who tried to pursue a Lady Chatterley-style relationship with an Earl's daughter has been given a suspended jail sentence for flouting a court order to leave her alone.
Keaton looks fantastic, to the extent that when Keanu Reeves's charming doctor persistently pursues her, we're not in the least surprised.
He has become an itinerant preacher, but his temporary religious conversion does not prevent him from persistently pursuing her.

Synonyms

woo, court, pay court to, pay suit to, chase after, chase, run after

informal make up to

dated make love to, romance, set one's cap at, seek the hand of, pay addresses to

1.2Seek to attain or accomplish (a goal) over a long period: should people pursue their own happiness at the expense of others?...

But we must pursue and accomplish our goals of building Inuktitut resources and curriculum.
Instead, by letting themselves always yet never fully imitated by the cyborg, the human now pursues a more ambitious goal of taking the place of ‘Being.’
Last spring, Alexis O'Hara brought her third year of organizing the Montreal Slam to a halt in order to pursue her own artistic goals.

Synonyms

strive for, push towards, work towards, try for, seek, search for, quest (after), be intent on, aim at/for, have as a goal, have as an objective, aspire to

1.3 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...

We will continue to pursue the diplomatic path.
This suggests that diasporic Chinese communities can and may continue to pursue this multiple-identity path as their forebears.
Brown insists his doubters are wrong, and that he will pursue the path of continued reform.

2.1Engage in (an activity or course of action): Andrew was determined to pursue a computer career the council decided not to pursue an appeal...

It was, of course, a mistake for him to pursue the Labour leadership.
At the present time the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is a federal executive authority, which pursues State policy and engages in State administration in matters of defense.
It's one thing to examine the options, it is another to pursue a determined course of action to achieve a concrete result.

Synonyms

engage in, be engaged in, be occupied in, participate in, take part in, work at, practise, follow, prosecute, conduct, ply, apply oneself to, go in for, take up

2.2Continue to investigate or explore (an idea or argument): we shall not pursue the matter any further...

Researchers around the world continue to pursue the idea, however.
Birkeland continued to pursue his ideas, but over time the quality of his work declined.
That's why it's so critically important that we continue to pursue the war against terrorism from a global standpoint.

Synonyms

conduct, undertake, follow, carry on, devote oneself to, go on with, proceed with, go ahead with, keep/carry on with, continue with, continue, take further, prosecute, persist in, stick with/at

investigate, research, enquire into, look into, examine, study, review, check, scrutinize, analyse, delve into, dig into, probe

Derivatives

pursuable

adjective ...

We can say that the US attacks, backed by a global coalition, had practical, pursuable goals.
Plagiarism is an academic offence that can ruin a journalist's career, and it is pursuable by law.
Michael persists nonetheless in making a complete boob of himself in pursuit of the admittedly very pursuable policewoman.

Origin

Middle English (originally in the sense 'follow with enmity'): from Anglo-Norman French pursuer, from an alteration of Latin prosequi 'prosecute'.

单词	pursue
释义	pursue /pəˈsjuː / verb (pursues, pursuing, pursued) [with object] 1Follow or chase (someone or something): the officer pursued the van figurative a heavily indebted businessman was being pursued by creditors... The most celebrated story of all, however, was one well-attested case of a monkey hotly pursuing an elderly policeman named Sub Inspector Bhola Ram. Police officers pursuing the car stopped to help their victim, but despite the fact that he was no longer being pursued, the Peugeot driver went on to hit a second student. He was arrested in the Roxy area by other police officers who pursued the bus on motorcycles. Synonyms go after, run after, follow, chase, give chase to; hunt, stalk, track, trail, trace, shadow, dog, hound, course informal tail 1.1Persistently seek to form a sexual relationship with (someone): Sophie was being pursued by a number of men... A stalker who tried to pursue a Lady Chatterley-style relationship with an Earl's daughter has been given a suspended jail sentence for flouting a court order to leave her alone. Keaton looks fantastic, to the extent that when Keanu Reeves's charming doctor persistently pursues her, we're not in the least surprised. He has become an itinerant preacher, but his temporary religious conversion does not prevent him from persistently pursuing her. Synonyms woo, court, pay court to, pay suit to, chase after, chase, run after informal make up to dated make love to, romance, set one's cap at, seek the hand of, pay addresses to 1.2Seek to attain or accomplish (a goal) over a long period: should people pursue their own happiness at the expense of others?... But we must pursue and accomplish our goals of building Inuktitut resources and curriculum. Instead, by letting themselves always yet never fully imitated by the cyborg, the human now pursues a more ambitious goal of taking the place of ‘Being.’ Last spring, Alexis O'Hara brought her third year of organizing the Montreal Slam to a halt in order to pursue her own artistic goals. Synonyms strive for, push towards, work towards, try for, seek, search for, quest (after), be intent on, aim at/for, have as a goal, have as an objective, aspire to 1.3 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... We will continue to pursue the diplomatic path. This suggests that diasporic Chinese communities can and may continue to pursue this multiple-identity path as their forebears. Brown insists his doubters are wrong, and that he will pursue the path of continued reform. 2.1Engage in (an activity or course of action): Andrew was determined to pursue a computer career the council decided not to pursue an appeal... It was, of course, a mistake for him to pursue the Labour leadership. At the present time the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is a federal executive authority, which pursues State policy and engages in State administration in matters of defense. It's one thing to examine the options, it is another to pursue a determined course of action to achieve a concrete result. Synonyms engage in, be engaged in, be occupied in, participate in, take part in, work at, practise, follow, prosecute, conduct, ply, apply oneself to, go in for, take up 2.2Continue to investigate or explore (an idea or argument): we shall not pursue the matter any further... Researchers around the world continue to pursue the idea, however. Birkeland continued to pursue his ideas, but over time the quality of his work declined. That's why it's so critically important that we continue to pursue the war against terrorism from a global standpoint. Synonyms conduct, undertake, follow, carry on, devote oneself to, go on with, proceed with, go ahead with, keep/carry on with, continue with, continue, take further, prosecute, persist in, stick with/at investigate, research, enquire into, look into, examine, study, review, check, scrutinize, analyse, delve into, dig into, probe Derivatives pursuable adjective ... We can say that the US attacks, backed by a global coalition, had practical, pursuable goals. Plagiarism is an academic offence that can ruin a journalist's career, and it is pursuable by law. Michael persists nonetheless in making a complete boob of himself in pursuit of the admittedly very pursuable policewoman. Origin Middle English (originally in the sense 'follow with enmity'): from Anglo-Norman French pursuer, from an alteration of Latin prosequi 'prosecute'. Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, queue, revue, roo, roux, rue, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo
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pursue

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pursuable

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