transcription, транскрипция: [ pə(r)sju:, -su: ]
( pursues, pursuing, pursued)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you pursue an activity, interest, or plan, you carry it out or follow it. ( FORMAL )
He said Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the London summit...
She had come to England to pursue an acting career.
VERB : V n , V n
2.
If you pursue a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it, often over a long period of time. ( FORMAL )
Mr. Menendez has aggressively pursued new business.
VERB : V n
3.
If you pursue 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 pursue the matter.
= follow up
≠ drop
VERB : V n
4.
If you pursue a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, usually in order to catch them. ( FORMAL )
She pursued the man who had stolen a woman’s bag.
VERB : V n