pursue
verb (used with object)
to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
is pursuing
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present progressiveof pursue (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The Philippines, meanwhile, is pursuing its first state-owned oil-storage facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
Burnham has said his government is pursuing a "new approach".
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
This seems an almost perfect emblem of the larger conversation he is pursuing, the consolations he believes we must enact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The robotics field is pursuing the same playbook that powered the rise of large language models, aiming to teach AI models about the physical world by feeding them as much data as possible.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
‘This matter winds itself ever in new riddles. Then he is pursuing it?’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
