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  1. 1. v. t. To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue a remedy at law. Source: opted
  3. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. To follow as an example; to imitate. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To go in pursuit; to follow. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. i. To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse; to continue. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. i. To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining party; to act as a prosecutor. Source: opted
  10. 10. v. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. follow in or as if in pursuit Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. go in search of or hunt for Source: wordnet

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