"pursue" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /pəˈsjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pəˈʃuː/ [UK], /pɚˈsu/ [General-American], /pəˈʃu/ [General-Australian], /pɜˈʃuː/ [Nigeria] Audio: en-us-pursue.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-pursue.wav [UK] Forms: pursues [present, singular, third-person], pursuing [participle, present], pursued [participle, past], pursued [past]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Middle English pursuen, from Anglo-Norman pursure, poursuire etc., from Latin prōsequor (though influenced by persequor). Doublet of prosecute. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sekʷ-||*pro-|id=follow}}, {{inh|en|enm|pursuen}} Middle English pursuen, {{der|en|xno|pursure}} Anglo-Norman pursure, {{m|fro|poursuire}} poursuire, {{der|en|la|prōsequor}} Latin prōsequor, {{m|la|persequor}} persequor, {{doublet|en|prosecute}} Doublet of prosecute Head templates: {{en-verb}} pursue (third-person singular simple present pursues, present participle pursuing, simple past and past participle pursued)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to follow urgently): διώκω (diṓkō) (Ancient Greek), لَاحَقَ (lāḥaqa) (Arabic), لاحق (lāḥag) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), لِحِق (liḥig) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), հետապնդել (hetapndel) (Armenian), перасле́дваць (pjerasljédvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), poursu (Breton), пресле́двам (preslédvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), perseguir (Catalan), ᎠᎨᎯ (agehi) (Cherokee), 追求 (zhuīqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), pronásledovat [imperfective] (Czech), forfølge (Danish), achtervolgen (Dutch), ajaa takaa (Finnish), seurata (Finnish), ahdistaa (Finnish), poursuivre (French), verfolgen (German), 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (laistjan) (Gothic), רדף (radaf) (Hebrew), üldöz (Hungarian), űz (Hungarian), hajszol (Hungarian), mengejar (Indonesian), perseguire (Italian), 追跡する (tsuiseki suru) (alt: ついせきする) (Japanese), តាមដេញ (taamdəñ) (Khmer), 뒤쫓다 (dwijjotda) (Korean), perseguir (Ladino), asegir (Ladino), consector (Latin), insector (Latin), sector (Latin), persequor (Latin), prōsequor (Latin), venor (Latin), æfterfolgian (Old English), دنبال کردن (donbâl kardan) (Persian), ścigać (Polish), perseguir (Portuguese), urmări (Romanian), пресле́довать (preslédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), гна́ться (gnátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), гонити [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), goniti [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), prenasledovať [imperfective] (Slovak), perseguir (Spanish), förfölja (Swedish), kovalamak (Turkish), 𐎐𐎂𐎌 (ngš) (Ugaritic), переслі́дувати (pereslíduvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), kitchessî (Walloon), portchessî (Walloon), porshuve (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-pursue-en-verb-bO9cjxU7 Disambiguation of 'to follow urgently': 54 25 5 13 0 2
  2. (transitive) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.). Tags: transitive Translations (to travel down a particular way or course of action): اِتَّبَعَ (ittabaʕa) (Arabic), следвам (sledvam) (Bulgarian), volgen (Dutch), seurata (Finnish), folgen (German), beschreiten (German), دنبال کردن (donbâl kardan) (Persian), пресле́довать (preslédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сле́довать (slédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), seguir (Spanish), följa (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-pursue-en-verb-6iCvZFxv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 49 15 5 4 23 Disambiguation of 'to travel down a particular way or course of action': 1 89 3 1 1 4
  3. (transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). Tags: transitive Translations (to aim for): նպատակ հետապնդել (npatak hetapndel) (Armenian), güdmək (Azerbaijani), najagen (Dutch), pyrkiä (Finnish), rechercher (French), nachjagen (German), mengejar (Indonesian), perseguitare (Italian), tormentare (Italian), inseguire (Italian), cercare (Italian), មានគោលបំណង (mien kool bɑmnɑɑŋ) (Khmer), 추구하다 (chuguhada) (Korean), apīscor (Latin), koromaki (Maori), uɗunga (Ngazidja Comorian), به دنبال چیزی بودن (alt: (be) donbâl-e čizi budan) (Persian), procurar (Portuguese), perseguir (Portuguese), perseguir (Spanish), apuntar a (Spanish), hedeflemek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-pursue-en-verb-WP-3j3iz Disambiguation of 'to aim for': 4 5 83 2 1 6
  4. (transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). Tags: transitive Translations (to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)): մասնակցել (masnakcʿel) (Armenian), занимавам се (zanimavam se) (Bulgarian), beoefenen (Dutch), harjoittaa (Finnish), nachgehen (German), folytat (Hungarian), gyakorol (Hungarian), űz (english: sport) (Hungarian), mengikuti (Indonesian), praticare (Italian), attendere (Italian), បន្ត (bɑɑbɑntɑɑ) (Khmer), دنبال کردن (donbâl kardan) (Persian), занима́ться (zanimátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), başlamak (Turkish), займа́тися (zajmátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), pratiker (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-pursue-en-verb-bBnMOTXV Disambiguation of 'to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)': 2 3 6 79 2 8
  5. (intransitive) To act as a legal prosecutor. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pursue-en-verb-BtEPfQwD
  6. (transitive, somewhat archaic) To continue; to carry on. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-pursue-en-verb-aZVx7zaR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pursuer Related terms: pursual, pursuant, pursuit, follow, chase

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          "word": "perseguir"
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          "word": "ᎠᎨᎯ"
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "verfolgen"
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          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "laistjan",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "diṓkō",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "διώκω"
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        {
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "radaf",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "רדף"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "üldöz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "űz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "hajszol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "mengejar"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "perseguire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "alt": "ついせきする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tsuiseki suru",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "追跡する"
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        {
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "taamdəñ",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "តាមដេញ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dwijjotda",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "뒤쫓다"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "perseguir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "asegir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "consector"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "insector"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "sector"
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        {
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "persequor"
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        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "prōsequor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "venor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "æfterfolgian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "donbâl kardan",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "دنبال کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "ścigać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "perseguir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "urmări"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "preslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пресле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gnátʹsja",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "гна́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "гонити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "goniti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "prenasledovať"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "perseguir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "förfölja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "kovalamak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "uga",
          "lang": "Ugaritic",
          "roman": "ngš",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "𐎐𐎂𐎌"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pereslíduvaty",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "переслі́дувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "kitchessî"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "portchessî"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "54 25 5 13 0 2",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "porshuve"
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        "(transitive) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.)."
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ittabaʕa",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "اِتَّبَعَ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sledvam",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "следвам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "volgen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "seurata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "folgen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "beschreiten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "donbâl kardan",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "دنبال کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "preslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
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            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "пресле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "slédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
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            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "сле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "seguir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 3 1 1 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "följa"
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          "ref": "1 December 2009, Benjamin Pogrund, “Freeze won't hurt Netanyahu”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "He even stands to gain in world terms: his noisy critics strengthen his projected image of a man determined to pursue peace with Palestinians.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.)."
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        "(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.)."
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          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "hy",
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          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "նպատակ հետապնդել"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "güdmək"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "najagen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "pyrkiä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "rechercher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "nachjagen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "mengejar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "perseguitare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "tormentare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "inseguire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "cercare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "mien kool bɑmnɑɑŋ",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "មានគោលបំណង"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chuguhada",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "추구하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "apīscor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "koromaki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "uɗunga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "alt": "(be) donbâl-e čizi budan",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "به دنبال چیزی بودن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "procurar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "perseguir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "perseguir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "apuntar a"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 5 83 2 1 6",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "hedeflemek"
        }
      ]
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 141",
          "text": "The Kedarites are depicted as herders of sheep and goats who pursued a seminomadic existence and lived scattered over a wide area of the desert region east of the land of Israel.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession)."
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        [
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          "follow",
          "follow"
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        "(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "masnakcʿel",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "մասնակցել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zanimavam se",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "занимавам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "beoefenen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "harjoittaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "nachgehen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "folytat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "gyakorol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "hu",
          "english": "sport",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "űz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "mengikuti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "praticare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "attendere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "bɑɑbɑntɑɑ",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "បន្ត"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "donbâl kardan",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "دنبال کردن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zanimátʹsja",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "занима́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "başlamak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zajmátysja",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "note": "fé (with preposition \"do\", \"del\")",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 6 79 2 8",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "pratiker"
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        "(intransitive) To act as a legal prosecutor."
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        {
          "ref": "1870, Richard Francis Burton, “Conclusion”, in Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, page 307",
          "text": "'Allow me, great king,' pursued the Demon, in a dry tone of voice, 'to wish you joy […]",
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        "(transitive, somewhat archaic) To continue; to carry on."
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      "ipa": "/pəˈsjuː/",
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      "ipa": "/pəˈʃuː/",
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      "ipa": "/pɚˈsu/",
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      "ipa": "/pəˈʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
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      "ipa": "/pɜˈʃuː/",
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    "English terms derived from Latin",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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          "text": "pursue one's dreams",
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          "ref": "15 September 2009, Martin Chulov, “Iraqi shoe-thrower claims he suffered torture in jail”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "He now feared for his life, and believed US intelligence agents would pursue him.",
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        "(transitive, intransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase."
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        "transitive"
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        "English terms with usage examples",
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      ],
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          "text": "Her rival pursued a quite different course.",
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        "To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.)."
      ],
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          "follow"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.)."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
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    {
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        "English transitive verbs"
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          "ref": "1 December 2009, Benjamin Pogrund, “Freeze won't hurt Netanyahu”, in The Guardian",
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        "To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.)."
      ],
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          "aim"
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      ],
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        "(transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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          "ref": "2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 141",
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          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession)."
      ],
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          "practise"
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          "follow"
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        "(transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
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        "English intransitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To act as a legal prosecutor."
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      ],
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        "(intransitive) To act as a legal prosecutor."
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
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        {
          "ref": "1870, Richard Francis Burton, “Conclusion”, in Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry, London: Longmans, Green, and Co, page 307",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To continue; to carry on."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "continue",
          "continue"
        ],
        [
          "carry on",
          "carry on"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, somewhat archaic) To continue; to carry on."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/pəˈsjuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pəˈʃuː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɚˈsu/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pəˈʃu/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɜˈʃuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Nigeria"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/En-us-pursue.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d0/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-pursue.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Back_ache-pursue.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GB)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lāḥaqa",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "لَاحَقَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lāḥag",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "لاحق"
    },
    {
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "liḥig",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "Hijazi-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "لِحِق"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hetapndel",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "հետապնդել"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjerasljédvacʹ",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "перасле́дваць"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "poursu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "preslédvam",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пресле́двам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "agehi",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "ᎠᎨᎯ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhuīqiú",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "追求"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "pronásledovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "forfølge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "achtervolgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "ajaa takaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "seurata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "ahdistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "poursuivre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "verfolgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "laistjan",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "diṓkō",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "διώκω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "radaf",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "רדף"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "üldöz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "űz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "hajszol"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "mengejar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "perseguire"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ついせきする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsuiseki suru",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "追跡する"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "taamdəñ",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "តាមដេញ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dwijjotda",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "뒤쫓다"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "asegir"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "consector"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "insector"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "sector"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "persequor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "prōsequor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "venor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "æfterfolgian"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "donbâl kardan",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "دنبال کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "ścigać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "urmări"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пресле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gnátʹsja",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гна́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "гонити"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "goniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "prenasledovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "förfölja"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "kovalamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "ngš",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "𐎐𐎂𐎌"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pereslíduvaty",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "переслі́дувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "kitchessî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "portchessî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to follow urgently",
      "word": "porshuve"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ittabaʕa",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "word": "اِتَّبَعَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sledvam",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "word": "следвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "word": "volgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "word": "seurata"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "word": "folgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "word": "beschreiten"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "donbâl kardan",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "word": "دنبال کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "preslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пресле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "word": "seguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
      "word": "följa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "npatak hetapndel",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "նպատակ հետապնդել"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "güdmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "najagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "pyrkiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "rechercher"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "nachjagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "mengejar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "perseguitare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "tormentare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "inseguire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "cercare"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "mien kool bɑmnɑɑŋ",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "មានគោលបំណង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chuguhada",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "추구하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "apīscor"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "koromaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "uɗunga"
    },
    {
      "alt": "(be) donbâl-e čizi budan",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "به دنبال چیزی بودن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "procurar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "perseguir"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "apuntar a"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to aim for",
      "word": "hedeflemek"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "masnakcʿel",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "մասնակցել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zanimavam se",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "занимавам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "beoefenen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "harjoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "nachgehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "folytat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "gyakorol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "english": "sport",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "űz"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "mengikuti"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "praticare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "attendere"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "bɑɑbɑntɑɑ",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "បន្ត"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "donbâl kardan",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "دنبال کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zanimátʹsja",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "занима́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "başlamak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zajmátysja",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "займа́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "note": "fé (with preposition \"do\", \"del\")",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
      "word": "pratiker"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pursue"
}

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