| Pursue 1. (v. t.) To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare. 2. (v. t.) To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law. 3. (v. t.) 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. (v. t.) To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue. 5. (v. t.) To follow as an example; to imitate. 6. (v. t.) To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account. 7. (v. i.) To go in pursuit; to follow. 8. (v. i.) To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue. 9. (v. i.) To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor. Thesaurus Entries address, adhere to, angle for, ask for, aspire to, badger, bait, be into, be strong in, beat about for, beau, bedog, beset, carry on, chase, chase after, chevy, chivy, come after, come behind, conduct, confine, continue, court, cultivate, delve for, dig for, do, dog, employ, engage in, esquire, exercise, feature, fish for, follow, follow up, give chase, go after, go behind, go gunning for, go in for, gun for, harass, harry, heel, hollo after, hound, hunt, hunt for, hunt up, lay siege to, limit, look, look for, look up, maintain, major in, make after, make suit to, make up to, minor in, molest, move behind, narrow, oppress, pay attention to, pay court to, persecute, persevere, persist, persist in, practice, proceed with, prosecute, prowl after, purpose, quest, quest after, raise the hunt, restrict, ride, run after, run down, search, search for, see to, seek, seek for, seek out, serenade, shadow, spark, specialize, specialize in, squire, stalk, still-hunt, string along, strive for, sue, swain, sweetheart, tackle, tag, tag after, tag along, tail, tailgate, take on, take out after, take to, take up, torment, trace, track, trail, trail after, tread close upon, try for, try to find, undertake, use, victimize, wage, woo, work at, work for |