pursued
followed by a person or animal wishing to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chased: Dogs' keen sense of smell and hunting instinct make it difficult for a pursued animal to escape.
being the goal or purpose that motivates a person’s striving or effort: Every phrase in the document has been carefully weighed to serve the pursued objective.
carried on or continued: Going from one university to another for short stays might be less beneficial than a steadily pursued course at one place.
practiced, as an occupation, pastime, etc.: Whether as a hobby or as a career, music and dance have always been among the most highly pursued performing arts.
studied or discussed over some time: This publication focuses on the long pursued question of best timing for orthodontic treatment.
the simple past tense and past participle of pursue.
Origin of pursued
1Other words from pursued
- un·pur·sued, adjective
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How to use pursued in a sentence
Changing lives since 1974, the center works to uplift LGBTQ businesses and pursue opportunities for growth.
Berkeley: A City That Fights for the Rights of All | LGBTQ-Editor | November 20, 2020 | No Straight NewsPeale wrote that society raised roadblocks to women, which didn’t allow them to pursue science.
When Science Was the Best Show in America - Issue 93: Forerunners | Lee Alan Dugatkin | November 18, 2020 | NautilusThe company’s plans could change and it might decide not to pursue an IPO, the people said.
Democratic Party Chair Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, however, said Beiser still needs to resign, and encouraged the board to pursue removal.
Morning Report: Beiser Unlikely to Leave Board, Despite New Removal Process | Voice of San Diego | November 18, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWhen we receive an unexpected reward, for instance—in what’s known as a prediction error—we experience a rush of the chemical, which teaches us to continue pursuing that behavior in the future.
Why Your Brain’s Sense of Time Is So Elastic - Facts So Romantic | Jordana Cepelewicz | November 13, 2020 | Nautilus
Rebels pursued them and killed many others, but Buamba evaded them.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis | Nina Strochlic | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut instead he pursued a life of science, sailing all over the world to study animal species and their environments.
‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism | Dina Goldstein | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf confidence and strength were instilled in her at a young age, glamour was something she pursued.
Diane von Furstenberg: How I Learned to Love My Wrap Dress | Lizzie Crocker | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“It does not appear, at least at that point, that she was being pursued,” he said.
Person of Interest Identified in Disappearance of UVA Student Hannah Graham | Julia Horowitz | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen TR again pursued the presidency in 1912 as leader of the Progressive Party, FDR identified with his cause.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDR | John Avlon | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe enemy were pursued and annoyed by a few hundred of the citizens under Wooster and Arnold; the former was killed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellBut Ulm was only the commencement of the campaign, and even after Austerlitz Napoleon pursued the enemy with grim resolution.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThis new-found joy I long pursued in secret, afraid lest it should be discovered and despised as a folly.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowFiring a random volley, those that lived turned and fled, pursued by the scouts.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnAnd having exchanged these words, they pursued their way side by side, for a time, in silence.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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