consecute
consecute verb: to follow closely; to endeavour to overtake; to pursue.
Verb
consecute (third-person singular simple present consecutes, present participle consecuting, simple past and past participle consecuted)
- To follow closely; to endeavour to overtake; to pursue.
- For, as ferr as I can lerne, few men hitherto, being here in any auctoritie, hath finally consecuted favors and thankes, but rather the contrarie, with povertie for theire farewell.1536, L. Gray, State papers [of] King Henry the Eighth
- And that ye be utterly in despair to consecute or attain any thing to the purpose there, to the benefit of the said Cause, with the strange demeanour that hath been used in calling you to make answer, why the supplications presented by the Emperor's Ambassador for advocation of the Cause should not...1715, Gilbert Burnet, “Book II. Of Matters, that Happen’d during the Time Comprehended in the Second Book of the History of the Reformation.”, in The History of the Reformation of the Church of...
Forms of consecute
| third-person singular present | consecutes |
|---|---|
| present participle | consecuting |
| past participle | consecuted |
| past | consecuted |
Origin of consecute
Borrowed from Latin consequor, consecutus.
Questions about consecute
- What does consecute mean?
- Consecute means to follow closely; to endeavour to overtake; to pursue.
- What part of speech is consecute?
- Consecute is a verb.
- What is the past tense of consecute?
- The past tense of consecute is consecuted.
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