v. to try to obtain or accomplish; to go in search of; to follow in order to catch up with and seize
They pursued the river to its source.
They pursued the river to its source.
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The fox ran as it was pursued by hounds.
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Why is Phileas Fogg pursued by a British detective?
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What is the title of the print that depicts a herd of caribou crossing a river pursued by hunters?
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He fervently pursued his passion.
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She pursued her goals ambitiously.
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seek; chase; follow; hunt
abandon; give up
2 syllables
pur-sued
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