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English verb: pursue | |||
| 1. | pursue (social) carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in | ||
| Samples | She pursued many activities. They engaged in a discussion. | ||
| Synonyms | engage, prosecute | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | close, commit, politick, practice | ||
| 2. | pursue (motion) follow in or as if in pursuit | ||
| Samples | The police car pursued the suspected attacker. Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life. | ||
| Examples | They pursue the car down the avenue | ||
| Synonyms | follow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, haunt, stalk, stalk, tag, tail, track, trail | ||
| Verb group | follow, surveil, survey | ||
| 3. | pursue (contact) go in search of or hunt for | ||
| Samples | Pursue a hobby. | ||
| Synonyms | go after, quest after, quest for | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | look for, search, seek | ||
| 4. | pursue (social) carry further or advance | ||
| Samples | Can you act on this matter soon?. | ||
| Synonyms | act on, follow up on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | oppose, react | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | check out, run down | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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