pursue

v. chase after, follow; aspire to, strive for; continue, carry on; persist in, work at

Verb
1. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
(synonym) prosecute, engage
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) close
(derivation) pastime, interest, pursuit
2. follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
(synonym) follow
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) stalk
(verb-group) surveil, follow, survey
(derivation) pursuit, chase, following
3. go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby"
(synonym) quest for, go after, quest after
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
(derivation) pursuit, pursuance, quest
4. carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"
(synonym) follow up on, act on
(hypernym) react, oppose
(hyponym) run down, check out
(derivation) pursuance, prosecution

(v. t.)
To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law.
  

(v. t.)
To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue.
  

(v. t.)
To proceed along, with a view to some and or object; to follow; to go in; as, Captain Cook pursued a new route; the administration pursued a wise course.
  

(v. t.)
To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account.
  

(v. t.)
To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare.
  

(v. t.)
To follow as an example; to imitate.
  

(v. i.)
To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue.
  

(v. i.)
To go in pursuit; to follow.
  

(v. i.)
To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor.
  

Synonyms and related words:
address, adhere to, angle for, ask for, aspire to, badger, bait, be into, be strong in, beat about for, beau, bedog, beset, carry on, chase, chase after, chevy, chivy, come after, come behind, conduct, confine, continue, court, cultivate, delve for, dig for, do, dog, employ, engage in, esquire, exercise, feature, fish for, follow, follow up, give chase, go after, go behind, go gunning for, go in for, gun for, harass, harry, heel, hollo after, hound, hunt, hunt for, hunt up, lay siege to, limit, look, look for, look up, maintain, major in, make after, make suit to, make up to, minor in, molest, move behind, narrow, oppress, pay attention to, pay court to, persecute, persevere, persist, persist in, practice, proceed with, prosecute, prowl after, purpose, quest, quest after, raise the hunt, restrict, ride, run after, run down, search, search for, see to, seek, seek for, seek out, serenade, shadow, spark, specialize, specialize in, squire, stalk, still-hunt, string along, strive for, sue, swain, sweetheart, tackle, tag, tag after, tag along, tail, tailgate, take on, take out after, take to, take up, torment, trace, track, trail, trail after, tread close upon, try for, try to find, undertake, use, victimize, wage, woo, work at, work for
  

pursue /pə'sju:/
ngoại động từ theo, đuổi theo, đuổi bắt, truy nã, truy kíchto pursue the enemy: đuổi bắt kẻ địch, truy kích kẻ địch (nghĩa bóng) đeo đẳng, cứ bám lấy dai dẳngdiseases pursue him till death: hắn ta cứ bệnh tật dai dẳng mâi cho đến lúc chết theo, đi theo, theo đuổi, đeo đuổi, tiếp tục, thực hiện đến cùngto pursue a plan: đeo đuổi một kế hoạchto pursue one's road: đi theo con đường của mìnhto pursue the policy of peace: theo đuổi chính sách hoà bìnhto pursue one's studies: tiếp tục việc học tậpto pursue a subject: tiếp tục nói (thảo luận) về một vấn đề đi tìm, mưu cầuto pursue pleasure: đi tìm thú vuito pursue happiness: mưu cầu hạnh phúc nội động từ (+ after) đuổi theo theo đuổi, tiếp tục
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