pursue
Meaning of pursue
verb
- To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
- To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
Her rival pursued a quite different course.
- To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
- To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
- To act as a legal prosecutor.
Information about pursue
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of pursue is: pursues.
- Languages in which pursue is used:
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Hyphenation of pursue
pur-sue
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- pursue is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
pursue synonyms
Meaning prosecute:
Meaning follow:
Translation of pursue
- German: jagen, verfolgen
- French: chasser, poursuivre
- Spanish: perseguir, procurar, velar, buscar, seguir
- Italian: inseguire, rincorrere, perseguire
- Portuguese: perseguir, procurar, buscar, seguir
Words that rhyme with pursue
countersue, persue, outpursue, poursue, repursue
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