PURSUE


Meaning of PURSUE in English

/ pəˈsjuː; NAmE pərˈsuː/ verb ( formal )

1.

[ vn ] to do sth or try to achieve sth over a period of time :

to pursue a goal / an aim / an objective

We intend to pursue this policy with determination.

She wishes to pursue a medical career.

2.

to continue to discuss, find out about or be involved in sth :

[ vn ]

to pursue legal action

We have decided not to pursue the matter.

[also v speech ]

3.

[ vn ] to follow or chase sb/sth, especially in order to catch them :

She left the theatre, hotly pursued by the press.

Police pursued the car at high speed.

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (originally in the sense follow with hatred ): from Anglo-Norman French pursuer , from an alteration of Latin prosequi prosecute.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.