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PURSUED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of pursue 2. to follow someone or something, usually to try to…. Learn more.
to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it: The car was pursued by helicopters. The hunters spent hours pursuing their prey. He was killed by the driver of a stolen car who was being hotly pursued by the police. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to chase someone or something.
chase, pursue, follow, trail mean to go after or on the track of something or someone. chase implies going swiftly after and trying to overtake something fleeing or running. pursue suggests a continuing effort to overtake, reach, or attain. follow puts less emphasis upon speed or intent to overtake.
to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase. Synonyms: trail, track, hunt. to follow close upon; go with; attend: Bad luck pursued him. Synonyms: dog. to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end, object, purpose, etc.).
Pursued definition: followed by a person or animal wishing to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chased. See examples of PURSUED used in a sentence.
v.pur·sued, pur·su·ing, pur·sues. v.tr. 1. To follow in an effort to overtake or capture; chase: a fox that was pursued by hounds. 2. To strive to gain or accomplish: pursue lofty political goals. 3. To proceed along the course of; follow: a ship that pursued the southern course. 4.
Definition of pursue verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word pursued mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pursued . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
pursue in British English. (pəˈsjuː ) verb Word forms: -sues, -suing, -sued (mainly tr) 1. (also intr) to follow (a fugitive, etc) in order to capture or overtake. 2. (esp of something bad or unlucky) to follow closely or accompany. ill health pursued her. 3.
A hungry lion might pursue a zebra, the paparazzi might pursue a celebrity, and a young dancer might pursue her dream of becoming a prima ballerina. Pursue originally meant "to follow with hostile intent," from a Latin root word, prosequi, "follow, accompany, follow after, or follow up."
