Pursue : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Pursue	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Pursue
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pursue v carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion" Synonym(s): prosecute, engage, pursue 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" Synonym(s): pursue, follow go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" Synonym(s): quest for, go after, quest after, pursue carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" Synonym(s): pursue, follow up on, act on
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursue \Pursue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pursued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pursuing}.] [OE. pursuen, porsuen, OF. porsivre, poursuivre, poursuir, F. poursuivre, fr. L. prosequi; pro forward + sequi to follow. See {Sue}, and cf. {Prosecute}, {Pursuivant}.] 1. To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue* a hare. We happiness pursue; we fly from pain. --Prior. The happiness of men lies in purswing, Not in possessing. --Longfellow. 2. To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law. The fame of ancient matrons you pursue. --Dryden. 3. To proceed along, with a view to some and or object; to follow; to go in; as, Captain Cook pursued a new route; the administration pursued a wise course. 4. To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue. [bd] Insatiate to pursue vain war.[b8] --Milton. 5. To follow as an example; to imitate. 6. To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account. The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have pursued me, they shall pursue you also. --Wyclif (John xv. 20). Syn: To follow; chase; seek; persist. See {Follow}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pursue \Pur*sue"\, v. i. 1. To go in pursuit; to follow. The wicked flee when no man pursueth. --Prov. xxviii. 1. Men hotly pursued after the objects of their ambition. --Earle. 2. To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue. Note: [A Gallicism] I have, pursues Carneades, wondered chemists should not consider. --Boyle. 3. (Law) To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor. --Burrill.