[ noun ]
■ the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
e.g.)
・the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
→
chase
,
following
,
pursual
,
pursuit
[ verb ]
■ go in search of or hunt for
e.g.)
・pursue a hobby
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go after
,
pursue
,
quest after
,
quest for
[ verb ]
■ follow in or as if in pursuit
e.g.)
・The police car pursued the suspected attacker
・Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life
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follow
,
pursue
[ verb ]
■ go after with the intent to catch
e.g.)
・The policeman chased the mugger down the alley
・the dog chased the rabbit
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chase
,
chase after
,
dog
,
give chase
,
go after
,
tag
,
tail
,
track
,
trail
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