Definition: 1. Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in. 2. Follow in or as if in pursuit. 3. Go in search of or hunt for. 4. Carry further or advance.
Use 'pursue' in a sentence:
1. He has accused the media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
2. After college she was still undecided as to what career she wanted to pursue.
3. Men must consider eating, drinking, clothing and finding shelter before they can pursue entertainment and recreation.
4. The president will pursue lower taxes if he is re-elected.
5. His deal with Disney will run out shortly, freeing him to pursue his own project.
6. The implication seems to be that it is impossible to pursue economic reform and democracy simultaneously.
7. Students may pursue research in any aspect of computational linguistics.
8. There is a broad consensus of opinion about the policies which should be pursued.
9. She pursued an acting career after four years of modelling.
10. The photographers pursued their quarry through the streets.
11. This way, you'll find out if marketing is something you really want to pursue.
12. He will pursue a trade policy that protects American workers.
13. How much longer does the independent prosecutor have a mandate to pursue this investigation?
14. Our schools are where we send our children to get a practical education—not to pursue knowledge for the sake of knowledge.
15. After university she was still undecided as to what career she wanted to pursue.
16. Do you have the courage to pursue your dreams?
17. When pursued, he made his escape with a flash of speed.
18. The desire for self-improvement has led many students to pursue educational opportunities beyond physical classrooms.
19. A student's primary education goal is to pursue knowledge.
20. He said Japan would continue to pursue the policies laid down at the London summit.
21. We have decided not to pursue the matter.
22. The paparazzi pursue Armani wherever he travels.
23. In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to pursue one's own self-interest in the workplace.
24. Everyone has a desire for success, but not everyone has the courage and determination to pursue it.
25. On the contrary, they turn to pursue enthusiastically a supposedly more modern culture.
26. The general public has realized that it's unwise to pursue economic development at the sacrifice of the environment.
27. Why should we even have to decide whether to pursue truth?
28. Social good, according to this thinking, is achieved when individuals are free to pursue their self-interests.
29. However, having free time to relax and pursue hobbies is important.
30. The enemy were pursued for two miles.
31. Motherhood won't stop me from pursuing my acting career.
32. His support was one of the nicest fringe benefits of pursuing this research.
33. I pursue the vision that eludes me.
34. There is another avenue to pursue — it involves further negotiations.
35. It became harder for women married to diplomats to pursue their own interests.
36. The government will be free to pursue its economic policies.
37. He pursued a career in medicine.
38. They expressed the hope that he would pursue a neutral and balanced policy for the sake of national concord.
39. Guided by science, we do not drift off course anymore but further pursue other sophisticated technologies with purpose.
40. Police pursued the car at high speed.
41. He was pursuing a utopian dream of world prosperity.
42. We have tried to pursue a policy of neutrality.
43. We intend to pursue this policy with determination.
44. If your original request is denied, don't be afraid to pursue the matter.
45. He continued to pursue his goal of becoming an actor.
46. She returned to London to pursue her acting career.
47. She had come to England to pursue an acting career.
48. She left the theatre, hotly pursued by the press.
49. Some people hunger for fame and fortune while some others pursue happiness.
50. The money he made from these extracurricular activities enabled him to pursue other ventures.
51. Gardiner has pursued relentlessly high standards in performing classical music.
52. They make common cause for a few purposes, but for the most part, they pursue their own interests.
53. She wishes to pursue a medical career.
54. She ran out of the shop, hotly pursued by the store detective.
