pursue
To chase after someone or something.
pursue in a sentence
- The farmer pursued the runaway goat across three muddy fields.
- The lifeboat set off to pursue the drifting dinghy across the choppy bay.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to pursue?
- Achase
- Bavoid
- Cescape
- Dflee
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A: chase. The other three mean the opposite of pursue.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to pursue?
- Afollow
- Bchase
- Cflee
- Dhunt
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C: flee. The other three mean nearly the same as pursue.
Words that mean something similar
chase, follow, hunt
Words that mean the opposite
flee, escape, avoid
More words about movement & action
- quash: To stop or crush something completely.
- quest: A long search or journey to find or achieve something.
- rampage: To rush about wildly, causing damage; or a wild rush that causes damage.
- ransack: To search a place roughly and messily, often stealing things.
- recede: To move back or become further away.
- recoil: To jump back suddenly in fear or disgust.
- repel: To push something away or drive it back, or to make someone feel disgusted.
- restrain: To hold someone or something back.
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