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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 , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-pursue.wav 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, {{der|en|la|prōsequor}} Latin prōsequor, {{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)
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  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)
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  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)
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  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 (masnakcʻel) (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)
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  5. (intransitive) To act as a legal prosecutor. Tags: intransitive
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  6. (transitive, somewhat archaic) To continue; to carry on. Tags: archaic, transitive
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pursuer Related terms: pursual, pursuant, pursuit, follow, chase

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "ᎠᎨᎯ"
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          "word": "űz"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "mengejar"
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "perseguire"
        },
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          "alt": "ついせきする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "追跡する"
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          "word": "តាមដេញ"
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "consector"
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "insector"
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "sector"
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "persequor"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "venor"
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          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "æfterfolgian"
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          "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"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to follow urgently",
          "word": "perseguir"
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          "sense": "to follow urgently",
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          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
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          "word": "seurata"
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          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "beschreiten"
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          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
          "word": "دنبال کردن"
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          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
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          "word": "пресле́довать"
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          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
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          "word": "сле́довать"
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          "sense": "to travel down a particular way or course of action",
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          "sense": "to aim for",
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          "sense": "to aim for",
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          "sense": "to aim for",
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          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "tormentare"
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          "_dis1": "3 5 75 1 0 15",
          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "inseguire"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 5 75 1 0 15",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "cercare"
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          "roman": "mien kool bɑmnɑɑŋ",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "មានគោលបំណង"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chuguhada",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "추구하다"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 5 75 1 0 15",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "apīscor"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 5 75 1 0 15",
          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "koromaki"
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          "alt": "(be) donbâl-e čizi budan",
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "به دنبال چیزی بودن"
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          "_dis1": "3 5 75 1 0 15",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "to aim for",
          "word": "procurar"
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        {
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          "code": "pt",
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          "word": "űz"
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          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "mengikuti"
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          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "praticare"
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          "_dis1": "2 3 5 78 4 8",
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          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "attendere"
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          "roman": "bɑɑbɑntɑɑ",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "បន្ត"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 3 5 78 4 8",
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "donbâl kardan",
          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "دنبال کردن"
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        {
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          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
          "word": "başlamak"
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          "sense": "to participate in, practise (an activity, profession)",
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    {
      "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": "masnakcʻel",
      "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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