Definition of pursue

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Pursue (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..

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Pursue :: Pursue (v. i.) To go in pursuit; to follow.
Questrist :: Questrist (n.) A seeker; a pursuer.
Length :: Length (a.) Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length..
Consecute :: Consecute (v. t.) To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue.
Calender :: Calender (n.) One who pursues the business of calendering.
Fool :: Fool (n.) A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt..
Insectator :: Insectator (n.) A pursuer; a persecutor; a censorious critic.
Course :: Course (v. t.) To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue..
Pursuer :: Pursuer (n.) One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with a view to overtake..
Excise :: Excise (n.) In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system..
Hound :: Hound (v. t.) To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers..
Jager :: "Jager (n.) Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua)..
Prosecute :: Prosecute (v. t.) To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim..
Pursuer :: Pursuer (n.) A plaintiff; a prosecutor.
Chace :: Chace (v. t.) To pursue. See Chase v. t.
Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack wild fowl or game.
Waif :: Waif (n.) Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice..
Pursue :: Pursue (v. t.) To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue.
Eager :: Eager (a.) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase..
Track :: Track (v. t.) To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow..
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