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pursue
verb
1 pursue
Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in:
— She pursued many activities.
synonyms: engage, prosecute.
Roget 286:
approach,
approximate,
appropinquate†;
near;
get near,
go near,
draw near;
come to close quarters,
come near;
move towards,
set in towards;
drift;
make up to;
gain upon;
pursue
etc.
622;
tread on the heels of;
bear up;
make the land;
hug the shore,
hug the land.
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Roget 461:
make inquiry
etc.
n.;
inquire,
ask,
seek,
search.
look for,
look about for,
look out for;
scan,
reconnoiter,
explore,
sound,
rummage,
ransack,
pry,
peer,
look round;
look over,
go over,
look through,
go through;
spy,
overhaul.
[object is a topic]
ask about,
inquire about.
scratch the head,
slap the forehead.
look into every hole and corner,
peer into every hole and corner,
pry into every hole and corner;
nose;
trace up;
search out,
hunt down,
hunt out,
fish out,
ferret out;
unearth;
leave no stone unturned.
seek a clue,
seek a clew;
hunt,
track,
trail,
mouse,
dodge,
trace;
follow the trail,
follow the scent;
pursue
etc.
662;
beat up one's quarters;
fish for;
feel for
etc.
(experiment)
463.
investigate;
take up an inquiry,
institute an inquiry,
pursue an inquiry,
follow up an inquiry,
conduct an inquiry,
carry on an inquiry,
carry out an inquiry,
prosecute an inquiry
etc.
n.;
look at,
look into;
preexamine;
discuss,
canvass,
agitate.
[inquire into a topic]
examine,
study,
consider,
calculate;
dip into,
dive into,
delve into,
go deep into;
make sure of,
probe,
sound,
fathom;
probe to the bottom,
probe to the quick;
scrutinize,
analyze,
anatomize,
dissect,
parse,
resolve,
sift,
winnow;
view in all its phases,
try in all its phases;
thresh out.
bring in question,
bring into question,
subject to examination;
put to the proof
etc.
(experiment)
463;
audit,
tax,
pass in review;
take into consideration
etc.
(think over)
451;
take counsel
etc.
695.
question,
demand;
put the question,
pop the question,
propose the question,
propound the question,
moot the question,
start the question,
raise the question,
stir the question,
suggest the question,
put forth the question,
ventilate the question,
grapple with the question,
go into a question.
[human object],
question,
put to the question,
interrogate,
pump;
subject to interrogation,
subject to examination;
cross-question,
cross-examine;
press for an answer;
give the third degree;
put to the inquisition;
dodge†.
catechize.
require an answer;
pick the brains of,
suck the brains of;
feel the pulse.
get the lay of the land;
see how the wind is blowing;
put one's ear to the ground.
be in question
etc.
adj.;
undergo examination.
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Roget 620:
intend,
purpose,
design,
mean;
have to;
propose to oneself;
harbor a design;
have in view,
have in contemplation,
have in one's eye,
have in petto;
have an eye to.
bid for,
labor for;
be after,
aspire after,
endeavor after;
be at,
aim at,
drive at,
point at,
level at,
aspire at;
take aim;
set before oneself;
study to.
take upon oneself
etc.
(undertake)
676;
take into one's head;
meditate,
contemplate of,
think of,
dream of,
talk of;
premeditate
etc.
611;
compass,
calculate;
destine,
destinate†;
propose.
project
etc.
(plan)
626;
have a mind to
etc.
(be willing)
602;
desire
etc.
865;
pursue
etc.
622.
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Roget 622:
pursue,
prosecute,
follow;
run after,
make after,
be after,
hunt after,
prowl after;
shadow;
carry on
etc.
(do)
680;
engage in
etc.
(undertake)
676;
set about
etc.
(begin)
66;
endeavor
etc.
675;
court
etc.
(request)
765;
seek
etc.
(search)
461;
aim at
etc.
(intention)
620;
follow the trail
etc.
(trace)
461;
fish for
etc.
(experiment)
463;
press on
etc.
(haste)
684;
run a race
etc.
(velocity)
274.
chase,
give chase,
course,
dog,
hunt,
hound;
tread on the heels,
follow on the heels of,
etc.
(sequence)
281.
rush upon;
rush headlong
etc.
(violence)
173,
ride full tilt at,
run full tilt at;
make a leap at,
jump at,
snatch at run down;
start game.
tread a path;
take a course,
hold a course;
shape one's steps,
direct one's steps,
bend one's steps,
course;
play a game;
fight one's way,
elbow one's way;
follow up;
take to,
take up;
go in for;
ride one's hobby.
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Roget 143:
continue,
persist;
go on,
jog on,
keep on,
run on,
hold on;
abide,
keep,
pursue,
stick to its course,
take its course,
maintain its course;
carry on,
keep up.
sustain,
uphold,
hold up,
keep on foot;
follow up,
perpetuate;
maintain;
preserve
etc.
604.1;
harp upon
etc.
(repeat)
104.
keep going,
keep alive,
keep the pot boiling,
keep up the ball,
keep up the good work;
die in harness,
die with one's boots on;
hold on the even tenor of one's way,
pursue the even tenor of one's way.
let be;
stare super antiquas vias [Lat.];
quieta non movere [Lat.];
let things take their course;
stare decisis
(Jurisprudence).
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Dutch: beoefenen, najagen
2 pursue
Follow in or as if in pursuit:
— The police car pursued the suspected attacker.
synonym: follow.
Roget 281:
follow;
pursue
etc.
622;
go after,
fly after.
attend,
beset,
dance attendance on,
dog;
tread in the steps of,
tread close upon;
be in the wake of,
be in the trail of,
be in the rear of,
go in the wake of,
go in the trail of,
go in the rear of,
follow in the wake of,
follow in the trail of,
follow in the rear of;
follow as a shadow,
hang on the skirts of;
tread on the heels of,
follow on the heels of;
camp on the trail.
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Dutch: rijbewijs, achtervolgen, volgen
3 pursue
4 pursue
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