pursue

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pur·sue AW [pursue pursues pursued pursuing] BrE [pəˈsjuː] NAmE [pərˈsuː] verb (formal)
1. ~ sth to do sth or try to achieve sth over a period of time
•to pursue a goal/an aim/an objective
• We intend to pursue this policy with determination.
• She wishes to pursue a medical career.
2. ~ sth | + speech to continue to discuss, find out about or be involved in sth
•to pursue legal action
• We have decided not to pursue the matter.
3. ~ sb/sth to follow or chase sb/sth, especially in order to catch them
• She left the theatre, hotly pursued by the press.
• Police pursued the car at high speed.
•Jake has been pursuing her (= trying to have a relationship with her) for months.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘follow with hatred’): from Anglo-Norman French pursuer, from an alteration of Latin prosequi ‘prosecute’.

Example Bank:
•He ran past, hotly pursued by two policemen.
•He was still doggedly pursuing his studies.
•How can we most effectively pursue these aims?
•How do you decide which career you wish to pursue?
•I decided the matter was not worth pursuing further.
•We have decided not to pursue the matter further.
•the freedom to pursue her own interests
•She drove away, hotly pursued by the photographers.
•We have no option but to pursue legal action.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  follow up on, act on, quest for, go after, quest after, follow, prosecute, engage