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pursuing |
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 -------------- 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?") Overview of adj pursuing The adj pursuing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) pursuing -- (following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit; "the fox fled from the pursuing hounds"; "listened for the hounds' pursuing bark") Antonyms of adj pursuing 1 sense of pursuing Sense 1 pursuing INDIRECT (VIA following) -> leading Similarity of adj pursuing 1 sense of pursuing Sense 1 pursuing => following (vs. leading) Attributes of adj pursuing Familiarity of adj pursuing pursuing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj pursuing pursuing 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?") Overview of adj pursuing The adj pursuing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) pursuing -- (following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit; "the fox fled from the pursuing hounds"; "listened for the hounds' pursuing bark")
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