(~s, pursuing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ an activity, interest, or plan, you carry it out or follow it. (FORMAL)
He said Japan would continue to ~ the policies laid down at the London summit...
She had come to England to ~ an acting career.
VERB: V n, V n
2.
If you ~ a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it, often over a long period of time. (FORMAL)
Mr. Menendez has aggressively ~d new business.
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ a particular topic, you try to find out more about it by asking questions. (FORMAL)
If your original request is denied, don’t be afraid to ~ the matter.
= follow up
? drop
VERB: V n
4.
If you ~ a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, usually in order to catch them. (FORMAL)
She ~d the man who had stolen a woman’s bag.
VERB: V n