pursue
verb (used with object)
to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
has pursued
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present perfectof pursue (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The tech giant has pursued this path for more than 20 years.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
No text of the agreement has been circulated, and key issues that have stymied negotiators since the start of the conflict—and for the decades that Iran has pursued a nuclear weapons program—remain unresolved.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The deals rank among the biggest Berkshire has pursued in recent years and reveal how Abel is willing to borrow from Buffett’s successful playbook while putting his own stamp on how to organize Berkshire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
But nobody in all of college basketball has pursued that trend as doggedly as Underwood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
She has pursued a national policy that counts national wealth in dollars instead of in men.
From Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace by Maxwell, George Hebard
