| VERB | social | pursue, prosecute, engage | carry out or participate in an activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | pursue, follow | follow in or as if in pursuit | |
| contact | pursue, quest for, go after, quest after | go in search / search / search of or hunt for | |
| social | pursue, follow up on, act on | carry further or advance |
| Sounds | persuw' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ensue ... tiramisu: 6 rhymes with suw... | |
| Meaning | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She pursued many activities" | |
| Synonyms | prosecute, engage | |
| Narrower | close | Engage at close quarters |
| commit, practice | Engage in or perform | |
| politick | Engage in political activities | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | perseguir, proseguir | |
| Catalan | perseguir, prosseguir | |
| Nouns | pursuer | a person who pursues some plan or goal |
| pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | |
| Meaning | Follow in or as if in pursuit. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They pursue the car down the avenue | |
| Example | "The police car pursued the suspected attacker" | |
| Synonym | follow | |
| Narrower | chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track | go after with the intent to catch |
| haunt, stalk | Follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to | |
| stalk | go through (an area) in search of prey | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | surveil, follow, survey | Keep under surveillance |
| Spanish | perseguir, seguir | |
| Catalan | empaitar, perseguir, seguir | |
| Participle | pursued | followed with enmity / enmity as if to harm |
| Nouns | pursuer | a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture |
| pursuit | the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture | |
| Meaning | go in search / search / search of or hunt for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "pursue a hobby" | |
| Synonyms | quest for, go after, quest after | |
| Broader | search, seek, look for | try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of |
| Spanish | buscar, dedicarse, perseguir | |
| Catalan | empaitar, perseguir | |
| Nouns | pursuit, pursuance | a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria |
| Meaning | carry further or advance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | follow up on, act on | |
| Narrower | run down, check out | trace |
| Broader | react, oppose | act against or in opposition to |
| Adjectives | pursuant | (followed by 'to') in conformance to or agreement with |
| Nouns | pursuance | the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion |
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