Pursue synonyms

hound

To urge on; incite as to pursuit

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track

To run in the same (width) track

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follow up

To take further actions remaining after an event; to continue, revisit, or persist; especially, to maintain communication.

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discontinue (antonym)

To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying something.

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hunt down

To hunt something and capture or kill it.

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shadow

To cast a shadow on; darken or shade:

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fish-out

(Idiomatic) To search for by rummaging, and then extract (an item from e.g. a container).

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undertake (related)

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give-chase

(Idiomatic, intransitive) To chase or pursue a person.

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keep on foot

To chase

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proceed

To move along or be carried on

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follow through

To strengthen the effect of (an action) by further action

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stalk

(Intransitive) To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner.

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engage in (related)

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persue (related)

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engage (related)

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seek (related)

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defend (related)

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embark on (related)

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track down

(Idiomatic) To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.

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search for

To chase

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search out

To chase

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run after

To make a determined effort to win someone's affections.

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search after

To chase

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get-after

To move into action in pursuit of something.

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go-after

To pursue an object or a goal.

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send after

To chase

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prowl after

To chase

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gun-down

To kill by means of a firearm, especially deliberately and in a brutal manner.

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trail

To track game

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tag with

To chase

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direct one's steps

To chase

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camp on the trail of

To chase

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follow close upon

To chase

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move behind

To chase

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hunt out

To chase

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scout-out

To search, to look for

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nose around

To chase

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poke around

To chase

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fasten oneself upon

To chase

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attach oneself to

To chase

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avoid (antonym)

To refrain from (doing something):

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embrace (related)

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ask-for

To request

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dig for

To chase

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go running for

To chase

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gun-for

To strive for the downfall or diminution of another.

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delve for

To chase

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look about for

To chase

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strive for

To seek

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try for

To seek

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aspire to

To seek

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attempt

To make an effort to do, get, have, etc.; try; endeavor

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persevere

To persist in or remain constant to a purpose, idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement.

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carry on

(Idiomatic) To act or behave; especially to misbehave so as to attract attention.

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try (related)

To put to test.

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continue (related)

To carry on; persist in:

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address

(Comput.) To store (data) in, or retrieve it from, a specific location in memory

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badger

To annoy or harass persistently; pester; nag

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chase

(Slang) To court aggressively

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court

To try to gain the love or affections of, especially to seek to marry.

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date

To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.

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ensue

To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

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follow

To come after in order, time, or position:

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harass

To trouble, worry, or torment, as with cares, debts, repeated questions or demands, etc.

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hunt

In bell ringing, to change the order of bells in a hunt

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persist

Persist is defined as to refuse to give up or to continue to repeat an action.

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tail

(Informal) To follow stealthily; shadow

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give up (antonym)

To relinquish

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eschew (antonym)

To keep away from (something harmful or disliked); shun; avoid; abstain from

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stop (antonym)

To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:

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ignore (antonym)

To disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider

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shun (antonym)

To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).

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practice

To teach or train through practice; exercise

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lead

To cause to live or spend

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live

Live is defined as to have life, continue to be alive, to reside somewhere or to behave throughout one's life in a particular way.

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pass

To pronounce; utter:

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woo

The definition of woo is to try to gain love, affection or support.

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romance

(Informal) To make love; court; woo

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be (or go) in pursuit

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do (related)

To treat in a certain way.

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work (related)

To make or decorate by needlework:

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be (related)

To exist in actuality; have life or reality:

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sex (related)

To ascertain the sex of (chickens, etc.)

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quest for

go in search of or hunt for

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quest-after

go in search of or hunt for

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prosecute

To institute and carry on a legal suit

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follow up on

carry further or advance

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act-on

(Medicine) To affect something.

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dog

(Nautical) To fasten a hatch securely.

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flee (antonym)

To run away from:

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retreat (antonym)

To withdraw military forces.

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run away (antonym)

To flee by running

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spark

(Intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.

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