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pursuing

[ per-soo-ing ]

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adjective

following someone or something in order to overtake, capture, woo, etc.:
Informed via radio that the alleged crime concerned an unpaid bill, the pursuing officers took down the vehicle's license plate information and stopped the chase.
continuing to accompany or affect someone, as success, bad luck, or fame:
They renewed their love, were once more torn apart by pursuing misfortune, but in the end were happily reunited.
following or seeming to follow someone or something with one’s eyes, voice, thoughts, etc.:
He stared fearfully at the pursuing eyes of a portrait on the wall.
following or coming immediately after; ensuing:
The program focuses on core courses in the first semester, and allows students to take their electives in the pursuing two semesters.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pursuing¹

pursu(e) ( def ) + -ing ²( def )

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On Friday, Decker told Salon that he had been informed the school would not be pursuing any disciplinary action against him.

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It has called for the party to contest the elections while pursuing talks with the government over its demands.

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Because he was an athlete heading to New York’s Skidmore College on a baseball scholarship, Bernthal scoffed at pursuing the art form.

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The streets of London will be packed with people running for causes close to their hearts, some pursuing their own records and being cheered throughout the 26.2 miles by electric crowds.

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Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said in a news release on Tuesday that many of the actors who lost money were “balancing other jobs to stay afloat while pursuing their acting careers.”

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