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Synonyms for pursue
pərˈsupur·sue
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
pursue
Anything that comes after or goes after another, either in space or in time, is said to follow it. A servant follows or attends his master; a victorious general may follow the retiring enemy merely to watch and hold him in check; he chases or pursues with intent to overtake and attack; the chase is closer and hotter than the pursuit. (Compare synonyms for HUNT.) One event may follow another either with or without special connection; if it ensues, there is some orderly connection; as, the ensuing year; if it results from another, there is some relation of effect, consequence, or inference. A clerk observes his employer's directions. A child obeys his parent's commands, follows or copies his example, imitates his speech and manners. The compositor follows copy; the incoming succeeds the outgoing official.
Synonyms:
accompany, attend, chase, come after, copy, ensue, follow, go after, heed, imitate, obey, observe, practise, result, succeed
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
prosecute, engage, pursueverb
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
"She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
Synonyms:
rent, quest for, act on, prosecute, occupy, follow up on, engross, charter, mesh, operate, employ, absorb, engage, go after, follow, affiance, hire, betroth, lock, take, wage, lease, quest after, plight, enlistpursue, followverb
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"
Synonyms:
conform to, play along, go after, espouse, travel along, keep an eye on, fall out, quest after, adopt, survey, comply, come after, abide by, follow up on, be, watch over, take after, keep up, prosecute, watch, keep abreast, follow, act on, stick to, observe, surveil, succeed, accompany, come, postdate, trace, stick with, quest for, engagequest for, go after, quest after, pursueverb
go in search of or hunt for
"pursue a hobby"
Synonyms:
give chase, act on, prosecute, chase after, follow up on, quest for, chase, dog, tail, engage, go after, follow, trail, quest after, track, tagpursue, follow up on, act onverb
carry further or advance
"Can you act on this matter soon?"
Synonyms:
act on, engage, quest for, prosecute, quest after, follow up on, follow, go after
Editors Contribution
reach for
to go after something
i wanted to pursue my dreams
seek out
i aim to seek out or pursue my objectives in college.
Submitted by atomikjypsy on October 27, 2020
Dictionary of English Synonymes
pursueverb
Synonyms:
follow, chase, hunt, track, hound, go after, give chase topursueverb
Synonyms:
continue, prosecute, conduct, keep up, carry on, persist in, engage in, follow uppursueverb
Synonyms:
seek, strive for, try to obtain
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#19 | be | |
#246 | take | |
#504 | come | |
#611 | result | |
#701 | track | |
#871 | watch | |
#1016 | copy | |
#1047 | dog | |
#1056 | continue | |
#1164 | follow | |
#1288 | survey | |
#1637 | rent | |
#2007 | continued | |
#2197 | hire | |
#2454 | tag | |
#2645 | conduct | |
#2866 | achieve | |
#3035 | continuing | |
#3171 | seek | |
#3241 | mesh | |
#3242 | trail | |
#3411 | lock | |
#3594 | implement | |
#3607 | attend | |
#3789 | charter | |
#3943 | operate | |
#4128 | lease | |
#4878 | hunt | |
#5119 | comply | |
#5323 | wage | |
#5503 | trace | |
#5628 | proceed | |
#5639 | adopt | |
#5752 | chase | |
#5936 | tail | |
#6220 | engage | |
#7546 | pursue | |
#7561 | succeed | |
#7591 | observe | |
#9099 | employ | |
#9347 | undertake | |
#9574 | pursuit | |
#10843 | continuation | |
#11409 | pursuing | |
#12721 | accompany | |
#14320 | obey | |
#15816 | absorb | |
#15899 | occupy | |
#19286 | practise | |
#22266 | plight | |
#23715 | heed | |
#24818 | prosecute | |
#32164 | imitate | |
#32537 | enlist | |
#48782 | ensue | |
#65039 | persecute | |
#71825 | espouse | |
#160224 | surveil | |
#227312 | postdate | |
#233923 | engross | |
#319633 | betroth |
How to use pursue in a sentence?
Most people are familiar with the first clause of our oath, the requirement to 'support and defend the Constitution.' But some overlook the final clause: to 'well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office,' the first obligation is generic. It imposes a duty to pursue the national interest over any private interest. That applies equally to all government employees.
She was always the kind of person who was very, very supportive of her ambassadors and looking to help them do their jobs better, never somebody who was trying to pursue her own agenda.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras:
With the border closed to refugees and flows to the islands continuing, it is clear that relocation to other countries is urgent and must start immediately in high numbers. We will pursue this at the summit.
We will do everything we can to fight this executive order, we will pursue every action at our disposal to push back, including legal options, if appropriate.
It is because I believe Iran will not change, and under this agreement it will be able to achieve its dual goals of eliminating sanctions while ultimately retaining its nuclear and non-nuclear power, better to keep U.S. sanctions in place, strengthen them, enforce secondary sanctions on other nations, and pursue the hard-trodden path of diplomacy once more, difficult as it may be.
Translations for pursue
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- لاحقArabic
- pronásledovatCzech
- nachgehen, folgen, verfolgenGerman
- seguir, perseguir, apuntar aSpanish
- ahdistaa, harjoittaa, ajaa takaa, seurata, pyrkiäFinnish
- poursuivreFrench
- आगे बढ़ानेHindi
- űz, hajszol, üldöz, gyakorol, folytatHungarian
- հետապնդել, մասնակցել, նպատակ հետապնդելArmenian
- mengejarIndonesian
- cercare, perseguitare, attendere, praticare, tormentare, perseguire, inseguireItalian
- לרדוףHebrew
- បន្ត, តាមដេញ, មានគោលបំណងKhmer
- 뒤쫓다Korean
- volgen, najagen, achtervolgen, beoefenenDutch
- forfølgeNorwegian
- ścigaćPolish
- perseguir, procurarPortuguese
- urmăriRomanian
- преследоватьRussian
- förföljaSwedish
- ไล่ตามThai
- kovalamak, hedeflemek, başlamakTurkish
- پیچھا کرناUrdu
- porshuve, portchessî, fé, kitchessî, pratikerWalloon
- 追求Chinese
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