Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
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, object, purpose, etc.).
4.
to proceed in accordance with (a method, plan, etc.).
5.
EXPANDto carry on or continue (a course of action, a train of thought, an inquiry, studies, etc.).
6.
to continue to annoy, afflict, or trouble.
7.
to practice (an occupation, pastime, etc.).
8.
to continue to discuss (a subject, topic, etc.).
9.
to follow: They pursued the river to its source. I felt their eyes pursuing me.
10.
COLLAPSEto continue; go on with (one's course, a journey, etc.).
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English pursuen < Anglo-French pursuer ≪ Latin prōsequī to pursue, follow, continue. See pro-1, sue, prosecute
1250–1300; Middle English pursuen < Anglo-French pursuer ≪ Latin prōsequī to pursue, follow, continue. See pro-1, sue, prosecute
Related forms
pur·su·a·ble, adjective
out·pur·sue, verb (used with object), -sued, -su·ing.
re·pur·sue, verb (used with object), -sued, -su·ing.
un·pur·su·a·ble, adjective
un·pur·sued, adjective
EXPANDun·pur·su·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. trail, hunt. 2. dog.
1. trail, hunt. 2. dog.
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Word Origin & History
pursue
late 13c., "to follow with hostile intent," from Anglo-Fr. pursuer, from O.Fr. poursuir (Mod. Fr. poursuivre), variant of porsivre, from V.L. *prosequare, from L. prosequi "follow up" (cf. prosecute), from pro- "forward" + sequi "follow" (see sequel). Meaning "to proceed,
EXPANDto follow" (a path, etc.), usually figurative, is from late 14c. Related: Pursuing.
COLLAPSE
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