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Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

pursue

VERB:

1. To attempt to gain the affection of: court, spark², woo. Informal : romance. See SEEK, SEX. 2. To strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action: follow through, follow up. See CONTINUE. 3. To go through (life) in a certain way: lead, live¹, pass. See BE. 4. To work at, especially as a profession: practice. See DO, WORK. 5. To follow (another) with the intent of overtaking and capturing: chase, run after. Idioms: be (or go) in pursuit, give chase. See SEEK.


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