pursue

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. follow (see pursuit); continue; seek after; be engaged in, undertake. See inquiry, undertaking, business.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To chase]

Syn. seek, hound, track, track down, dog, shadow, search for, search out, give chase, stalk, run after, search after, get after, go after, send after, prowl after, gun down, hunt down, trail, tag with, direct one's steps, camp on the trail of, follow close upon, move behind, hunt out, fish out, scout out, nose around, poke around, fasten oneself upon, keep on foot, follow up, attach oneself to, ask for, dig for, go running for, gun for, delve for, look about for.

2. [To seek]

Syn. strive for, try for, aspire to, attempt; see try 1 .

3. [To continue]

Syn. persevere, proceed, follow up, carry on; see continue 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. chase go after, run down, *tail, follow, give chase to, track, trail, hunt down, *bird dog, stalk, *shadow.

2. strive for seek, work for, go after, contend for, aspire to, aim for, try for.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To follow (another) with the intent of overtaking and capturing: chase, run after. Idioms: be (or go) in pursuit, give chase. See SEEK. 2. To strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action: follow through, follow up. See CONTINUE. 3. To work at, especially as a profession: practice. See DO, WORK. 4. To go through (life) in a certain way: lead, live1, pass. See BE. 5. To attempt to gain the affection of: court, spark2, woo. Informal: romance. See SEEK, SEX.