Thesaurus: pursue

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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.
10. v. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
11. v. follow in or as if in pursuit
12. v. go in search of or hunt for