Pursue

Verb

 * 1)  To follow with harmful intent; to try to harm, to persecute, torment.
 * 2)  To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
 * 3) * 2009, Martin Chulov, ‘Iraqi shoe-thrower claims he suffered torture in jail’, The Guardian, 15 Sep 09:
 * He now feared for his life, and believed US intelligence agents would pursue him.
 * 1)  To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
 * Her rival pursued a quite different course.
 * 1)  To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
 * 2) * 2009, Benjamin Pogrund, ‘Freeze won't hurt Netanyahu’, The Guardian, 1 Dec 09:
 * He even stands to gain in world terms: his noisy critics strengthen his projected image of a man determined to pursue peace with Palestinians.
 * 1)  To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).

Adverbs for Pursue
adventurously; remorselessly; indefatigably; warily; energetically; lustfully; relentlessly; lasciviously; invariably; resolutely; diligently; doggedly; ardently; stolidly; blandly; sedulously; mechanically; strenuously; zealously; imprudently.

Thesaurus
address, adhere to, angle for, ask for, aspire to, badger, bait, be into, be strong in, beat about for, beau, bedog, beset, carry on, chase, chase after, chevy, chivy, come after, come behind, conduct, confine, continue, court, cultivate, delve for, dig for, do, dog, employ, engage in, esquire, exercise, feature, fish for, follow, follow up, give chase, go after, go behind, go gunning for, go in for, gun for, harass, harry, heel, hollo after, hound, hunt, hunt for, hunt up, lay siege to, limit, look, look for, look up, maintain, major in, make after, make suit to, make up to, minor in, molest, move behind, narrow, oppress, pay attention to, pay court to, persecute, persevere, persist, persist in, practice, proceed with, prosecute, prowl after, purpose, quest, quest after, raise the hunt, restrict, ride, run after, run down, search, search for, see to, seek, seek for, seek out, serenade, shadow, spark, specialize, specialize in, squire, stalk, still-hunt, string along, strive for, sue, swain, sweetheart, tackle, tag, tag after, tag along, tail, tailgate, take on, take out after, take to, take up, torment, trace, track, trail, trail after, tread close upon, try for, try to find, undertake, use, victimize, wage, woo, work at, work for

Etymology
From pursuer:, poursuire: et al.,  porsuir:, from  prosequi: (though influenced by persequi:).

Translations

 * Arabic: لاحق
 * Armenian: հետապնդել
 * Chinese: 追求 (zhuīqiú)
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, seurata, ahdistaa
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , hajszol
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 追跡する (ついせきする, tsuiseki suru)
 * Korean: 뒤쫓다
 * Polish: ścigać
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: преследовать
 * Serbian: гонити (goniti)
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: förfölja
 * Turkish:


 * Finnish: seurata


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: pyrkiä


 * Italian: perseguitare, tormentare, inseguire, cercare
 * Turkish: hedeflemek


 * Finnish: harjoittaa
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, ,


 * Italian: praticare, attendere
 * Turkish: