Overview of verb pursue

The verb pursue has 4 senses

• prosecute, engage, pursue -- (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion")


• pursue, follow -- (follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life")


• quest for, go after, quest after, pursue -- (go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby")


• pursue, follow up on, act on -- (carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?")

Overview of adj pursuing

The adj pursuing has 1 sense

• pursuing -- (following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit; "the fox fled from the pursuing hounds"; "listened for the hounds' pursuing bark")