Use the verb pursue when you're chasing after someone or something. A hungry lion might pursue a zebra, the paparazzi might pursue a celebrity, and a young dancer might pursue her dream of becoming a prima ballerina.
To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase;
Verb
go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby"
Verb
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"
Verb
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
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carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"
v. t.
To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or
with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare.
v. t.
To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to
pursue a remedy at law.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue.
v. t.
To follow as an example; to imitate.
v. t.
To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account.
v. i.
To go in pursuit; to follow.
v. i.
To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or
discourse; to continue.
v. i.
To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party;
to act as a prosecutor.
Pursue
We happiness pursue; we fly from pain.
The happiness of men lies in purswing, Not in possessing.2.
The fame of ancient matrons you pursue.3.
The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have pursued me, they shall pursue you also.
Pursue
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
Men hotly pursued after the objects of their ambition.2.
I have, pursues Carneades, wondered chemists should not consider.3.
To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase;
To go in pursuit; to follow.
Usage Examples
Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist.
'Tis the business of little minds to shrink but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
I can't sing but I can understand wanting to keep a balance, trying to pursue dreams, while creating a stable environment for my children.
Here's what I see all across this great city - people working together to make Boston a better place to live and to raise children, to grow and pursue dreams.
I am a firm believer in education and have worked very hard to tell young Latinos that they must go to college and that, if possible, they should pursue an advanced degree. I am convinced that education is the great equalizer.
For the past several years, I have remained what others would consider underground. I did this in order to build a community of people, like-minded in their desire for freedom and the right to pursue their goals and lives without being manipulated and controlled by a media protected military industrial complex with a completely different agenda.
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Other Usage ExamplesI fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself.
Everyone needs a certain amount of money. Beyond that, we pursue money because we know how to obtain it. We don't necessarily know how to obtain happiness.
I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
A woman who is willing to be herself and pursue her own potential runs not so much the risk of loneliness, as the challenge of exposure to more interesting men - and people in general.
I always was drawn to the performing arts. I started dancing when I was two. I sang, loved to act, and loved going to visit my mom on-set. But she wanted me to have a normal childhood, so I wasn't really allowed to pursue acting till I got older.
I decided to pursue music, so I dropped out of school and I told my parents I didn't want any money from them. I got three jobs and I just hit the ground running.
All you now do is pursue your private objectives within society. Instead of us being a community, everybody is asked to seek their own personal ends. It's called competition. And competition is antagonism.
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