Definition of "pursue"

pursue

/pəˈsjuː/

verb
third-person singular simple present pursues, present participle pursuing, simple past and past participle pursued
1. (transitive, intransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
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  He now feared for his life, and believed US intelligence agents would pursue him.
  15 September 2009, Martin Chulov, “Iraqi shoe-thrower claims he suffered torture in jail”, in The Guardian
2. (transitive) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
3. (transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
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  He even stands to gain in world terms: his noisy critics strengthen his projected image of a man determined to pursue peace with Palestinians.
  1 December 2009, Benjamin Pogrund, “Freeze won't hurt Netanyahu”, in The Guardian
4. (transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
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  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.
  2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 141
5. (intransitive) To act as a legal prosecutor.
6. (transitive, somewhat archaic) To continue; to carry on.
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  'Allow me, great king,' pursued the Demon, in a dry tone of voice, 'to wish you joy […]
  1870, Richard Francis Burton, “Conclusion”, in Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, page 307

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