pursued

[per-sood]

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. studied or discussed over some time.

   This publication focuses on the long pursued question of best timing for orthodontic treatment.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of pursue.

Other Word Forms

• unpursued adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pursued¹

pursue ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

A person familiar with India’s investigation process disputed that, and said officials pursued various aspects of the investigation simultaneously.

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Under what he called the “nighthawk project,” engineers pursued research around the clock, matching the rigor of production-line operations.

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After selling Butcher Boy in 1980, he pursued a number of other ventures, including acquiring Fernando’s Foods, which he grew into a major supplier of frozen Mexican food.

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He’s mellow and looks like he could work at a bank — in fact, he pursued architecture before finding a calling in film as a David Fincher protégé.

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The Department of Homeland Security previously told The Times that Montoya Valdez “was not being pursued by any DHS law enforcement.”

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