Definition of pursues in English

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pursues, verb, present, 3rd person singular of pursue (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb pursues, pursuing, pursued
pursue - 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"
		follow
		locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
		stalk walk stiffly
		dog, give chase, chase after, go after, tail, chase, tag, track, trail remove the stalk of fruits or berries
		haunt, stalk haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
		surveil, survey, follow keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
pursue - carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"
		follow up on, act on
		react, oppose undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
		check out, run down try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor"
pursue - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
		prosecute, engage
		act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
		practice, commit avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
		close finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
		politick engage in political activities; "This colleague is always politicking"
pursue - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby"
		quest for, go after, quest after
		look for, search, seek try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

pursue (v. t.)
To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare.
pursue (v. t.)
To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law.
pursue (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.
pursue (v. t.)
To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue.
pursue (v. t.)
To follow as an example; to imitate.
pursue (v. t.)
To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account.
pursue (v. i.)
To go in pursuit; to follow.
pursue (v. i.)
To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue.
pursue (v. i.)
To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

pursue
To follow at speed with the intent to catch.
pursue
Trying to achieve or to reach something.
pursue
To carry on or continue (a course of action, inquiry, etc.), esp. in order to accomplish some goal.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

pursue
pur-sū′, v.t. to follow after in order to overtake: to follow with haste: to chase: to follow up: to be engaged in: to carry on: to seek to obtain: to seek to injure: to imitate: to continue.—v.i. to follow: to go on or continue: to act as a prosecutor at law.—n. (Spens.) pursuit.—adj. Pursū′able.—n. Pursū′ance, the act of pursuing or following out: process: consequence.—adj. Pursū′ant, done while pursuing or seeking any purpose, hence agreeable.—adv. agreeably: conformably—also Pursū′antly.—n. Pursū′er, one who pursues: (Scots law) a plaintiff. [O. Fr. porsuir (Fr. poursuivre)—L. prosequi, -secutus—pro, onwards, sequi, to follow.]