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verb

Pursue v. t. (past & past part. pursued; pres. part. pursuing)

1.

To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare. "We happiness pursue; we fly from pain." "The happiness of men lies in purswing, Not in possessing."

2.

To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law. "The fame of ancient matrons you pursue."

3.

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.

4.

To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue. " Insatiate to pursue vain war."

5.

To follow as an example; to imitate.

6.

To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account. "The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have pursued me, they shall pursue you also."

Synonyms: To follow; chase; seek; persist. See Follow.

Pursue v. i.

1.

To go in pursuit; to follow. "The wicked flee when no man pursueth." "Men hotly pursued after the objects of their ambition."

2.

To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue. Note: (A Gallicism) "I have, pursues Carneades, wondered chemists should not consider."

3.

(Law) To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor.

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"Pursue" Quotes from Famous Books

... of this work will produce the effect of a paradox. The general opinion is that the United States continued to pursue an upward course until the election of Mr. Lincoln, and that since then they have been declining. It is not difficult, and it is very necessary, to show that this opinion is absolutely false. Before the recent victory of the adversaries of slavery, the ...

— The Uprising of a Great People • Count Agenor de Gasparin

... began to die again, and in a moment the last notes had floated away. I could not determine from which direction the song had come and had no clew to guide me toward the singer. It was very late and all the house was quiet. Unable to pursue my quest, I reentered my room, but it was hours before I could compose my mind sufficiently to sleep. The possible joy that awaited me in the morning, the dreadful fear that I should be disappointed, ...

— Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World • James Cowan

... let it be enacted further still That all our people strict observe our will; Five days and a half shall men, and women, too, Attend their bus'ness and their mirth pursue, But after that no man without a fine Shall walk the streets or at a tavern dine. One day and half 'tis requisite to rest From toilsome labor and a tempting feast. Henceforth let none on peril of their lives Attempt a journey or embrace their wives; No barber, foreign or domestic bred, Shall e'er ...

— Sabbath in Puritan New England • Alice Morse Earle

... seated, "now that we are assured of the adherence of all these outer isles of Scotland, it remains for us to arrange by what means our further conquests are to be made. Our right trusty and noble Rudri is yet away. But on his great help we may confidently rely in whatsoever course we pursue. This alone does he ask, that the invasion of the isle of Bute shall be left entirely in his hands. We do therefore order that Rudri, with five stout ships, shall sail hence in two days' time and invade that island. Thence, with my lord Magnus of Man, he shall sail up the Clyde and lay ...

— The Thirsty Sword • Robert Leighton

... damnation That's the great thing, to keep 'em ignorant as long as possible The saloon represented Democracy, so dear to the American public They deplored while they coveted We lived separate mental existences We had learned to pursue our happiness in packs What you wants, you gets Your American romanticist is ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

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