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give pursuit

give pursuit verb: synonym of give chase.

Verb

give pursuit (third-person singular simple present gives pursuit, present participle giving pursuit, simple past gave pursuit, past participle given pursuit)

  1. Synonym of give chase.
    • Police gave pursuit as Sanderson fled at speeds of 150km/h (93mph).2022 September 8, Holly Honderich, Jessica Murphy, “Canada stabbings suspect Myles Sanderson dies after arrest”, in BBC News
    Synonyms:
    give chase

Synonyms of give pursuit

Forms of give pursuit

third-person singular presentgives pursuit
present participlegiving pursuit
pastgave pursuit
past participlegiven pursuit

Questions about give pursuit

What does give pursuit mean?
Give pursuit means synonym of give chase.
What part of speech is give pursuit?
Give pursuit is a verb.
What is the past tense of give pursuit?
The past tense of give pursuit is gave pursuit.

Words near give pursuit in the dictionary

  1. give out stink
  2. give over
  3. give pause
  4. give paw
  5. give place
  6. give pursuit
  7. give rise to
  8. give some skin
  9. give someone a bell
  10. give someone a bloody nose
  11. give someone a break

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