pursued

Verb

pursue (third-person singular simple present pursues, present participle pursuing, simple past and past participle pursued)

1. (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
   • pursue one's dreams
2. (transitive) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
   • Her rival pursued a quite different course.
3. (transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
   • He even stands to gain in world terms: his noisy critics strengthen his projected image of a man determined to pursue peace with Palestinians.1 December 2009, Benjamin Pogrund, “Freeze won't hurt Netanyahu”, in The Guardian
4. (transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
   • The Kedarites are depicted as herders of sheep and goats who pursued a seminomadic existence and lived scattered over a wide area of the desert region east of the land of Israel.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 141
5. (transitive) To urge (someone or something) to act in a particular way.
   • The mayor promised to pursue the city to be an Olympic sports venue.
6. (intransitive) To act as a legal prosecutor.

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