Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  pursue 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  pursue 
 
  Sense  1 
  prosecute,  engage,  pursue 
  =>  close 
  =>  politick 
 
  Sense  2 
  pursue,  follow 
  =>  stalk 
  =>  chase,  chase  after  trail,  tail,  tag,  dog,  go  after  track 
  =>  haunt,  stalk 
 
  Sense  4 
  pursue,  follow  up  on  act  on 
  =>  run  down  check  out 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  pursue 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  pursue 
 
  Sense  1 
  prosecute,  engage,  pursue 
  =>  close 
  =>  politick 
  =>  logroll 
 
  Sense  2 
  pursue,  follow 
  =>  stalk 
  =>  chase,  chase  after  trail,  tail,  tag,  dog,  go  after  track 
  =>  quest 
  =>  hound,  hunt,  trace 
  =>  ferret 
  =>  run  down 
  =>  haunt,  stalk 
 
  Sense  4 
  pursue,  follow  up  on  act  on 
  =>  run  down  check  out 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  pursue 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  pursue 
 
  4  senses  of  pursue 
 
  Sense  1 
  prosecute,  engage,  pursue 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  pursue,  follow 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  3 
  quest  for  go  after  quest  after  pursue 
  =>  search,  seek,  look  for 
 
  Sense  4 
  pursue,  follow  up  on  act  on 
  =>  react,  oppose 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  pursue 
 
  pursue  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  pursue 
 
  Sense  1 
  prosecute,  engage,  pursue 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  pursue,  follow 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  quest  for  go  after  quest  after  pursue 
  =>  search,  seek,  look  for 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  pursue,  follow  up  on  act  on 
  =>  react,  oppose 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  pursue 
  pursued 
  pursuer 
 
  Overview  of  verb  pursue 
 
  The  verb  pursue  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  prosecute,  engage,  pursue  --  (carry  out  or  participate  in  an  activity;  be  involved  in  "She  pursued  many  activities";  "They  engaged  in  a  discussion") 
  2.  (9)  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") 
  3.  (6)  quest  for  go  after  quest  after  pursue  --  (go  in  search  of  or  hunt  for  "pursue  a  hobby") 
  4.  (4)  pursue,  follow  up  on  act  on  --  (carry  further  or  advance;  "Can  you  act  on  this  matter  soon?") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  pursue 
  pursued 
 
  Overview  of  verb  pursue 
 
  The  verb  pursue  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (11)  prosecute,  engage,  pursue  --  (carry  out  or  participate  in  an  activity;  be  involved  in  "She  pursued  many  activities";  "They  engaged  in  a  discussion") 
  2.  (9)  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") 
  3.  (6)  quest  for  go  after  quest  after  pursue  --  (go  in  search  of  or  hunt  for  "pursue  a  hobby") 
  4.  (4)  pursue,  follow  up  on  act  on  --  (carry  further  or  advance;  "Can  you  act  on  this  matter  soon?") 

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