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pursue
Overview of verb pursue
The verb pursue has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (11) prosecute, engage, pursue -- (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion")
2. (9) pursue, follow -- (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")
3. (6) quest for, go after, quest after, pursue -- (go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby")
4. (4) pursue, follow up on, act on -- (carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?")
Grep of noun pursue
pursued
pursuer
Antonyms of verb pursue
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pursue
4 senses of pursue
Sense 1
prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act, move
Sense 2
pursue, follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
=> search, seek, look for
Sense 4
pursue, follow up on, act on
=> react, oppose
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pursue
3 of 4 senses of pursue
Sense 1
prosecute, engage, pursue
=> close
=> politick
Sense 2
pursue, follow
=> stalk
=> chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
=> haunt, stalk
Sense 4
pursue, follow up on, act on
=> run down, check out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pursue
4 senses of pursue
Sense 1
prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act, move
Sense 2
pursue, follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
=> search, seek, look for
Sense 4
pursue, follow up on, act on
=> react, oppose
'Cause To' of verb pursue
Derived Forms of verb pursue
4 senses of pursue
Sense 1
prosecute, engage, pursue
RELATED TO>(noun) pursuit#4
=> pastime, interest, pursuit
RELATED TO>(noun) pursuer#2
=> pursuer
Sense 2
pursue, follow
RELATED TO>(noun) pursuit#1
=> pursuit, chase, pursual, following
RELATED TO>(noun) pursuer#1
=> pursuer, chaser
Sense 3
quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
RELATED TO>(noun) pursuit#2
=> pursuit, pursuance, quest
RELATED TO>(noun) pursuance#1
=> pursuit, pursuance, quest
Sense 4
pursue, follow up on, act on
RELATED TO>(adj) pursuant#1
=> pursuant(predicate)
RELATED TO>(noun) pursuance#2
=> pursuance, prosecution
Domain of verb pursue
Domain Terms of verb pursue
Familiarity of verb pursue
pursue used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb pursue
4 senses of pursue
Sense 1
prosecute, engage, pursue
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
pursue, follow
EX: They pursue the car down the avenue
Sense 3
quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 4
pursue, follow up on, act on
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb pursue
4 senses of pursue
Sense 1
prosecute, engage, pursue
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 2
pursue, follow
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 3
quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
> search, seek, look for
=> dredge, drag
=> finger
=> grope, fumble
=> divine
=> browse, surf
=> leave no stone unturned
=> hunt
=> gather
=> want
=> scour
=> seek out
=> quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
=> fish, angle
=> grub
=> feel
=> shop, browse
Sense 4
pursue, follow up on, act on
> react, oppose
=> pursue, follow up on, act on
=> buck, go against
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pursue
Sense 1
prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act, move
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Sense 2
pursue, follow
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 3
quest for, go after, quest after, pursue
=> search, seek, look for
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Sense 4
pursue, follow up on, act on
=> react, oppose
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Grep of verb pursue
pursue
Grep of adj pursue
pursued
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