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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pursue \Pur*sue"\, 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.
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              We happiness pursue; we fly from pain. --Prior.
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              The happiness of men lies in purswing,
              Not in possessing.                    --Longfellow.
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     2. To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue
        a remedy at law.
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              The fame of ancient matrons you pursue. --Dryden.
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     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.
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     4. To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue. `` Insatiate
        to pursue vain war.'' --Milton.
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     5. To follow as an example; to imitate.
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     6. To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account.
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              The servant is not greater than his lord. If they
              have pursued me, they shall pursue you also.
                                                    --Wyclif (John
                                                    xv. 20).
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     Syn: To follow; chase; seek; persist. See Follow.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pursue \Pur*sue"\, 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. `` Insatiate
        to pursue vain war.'' --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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pursuing
       adj : following in order to overtake or capture or as
             accompaniment to such pursuit; "the fox fled from the
             pursuing hounds"; "listened for the hounds' pursuing
             bark"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuing
     n.
     pursuit
     vb.
     (present participle of en pursue nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuing
     n.
     pursuit
     vb.
     (present participle of en pursue nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuing
     n.
     pursuit
     vb.
     (present participle of en pursue nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuing
     n.
     pursuit
     vb.
     (present participle of en pursue nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm p ursu ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en pursue ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb pursue)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pursuing /pəsjˈuːɪŋ/
  المتابعة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pursuing /pəsjˈuːɪŋ/ 
  pronásledování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pursuing /pəsjˈuːɪŋ/ 
  sledování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  pursuing /pəsjˈuːɪŋ/ 
  usilování