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Adjective pursued has 1 sense
- pursued - followed with enmity as if to harm; "running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes"
Noun pursued has 1 sense
- pursued, chased - a person who is being chased; "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued"
--1 is a kind of hunted person
Verb pursue has 4 senses
- prosecute, engage, pursue - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
--1 is one way to act, move
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
- pursue, follow - follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
--2 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentence:
They pursue the car down the avenue
- quest for, go after, quest after, pursue - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby"
--3 is one way to search, seek, look for
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- pursue, follow up on, act on - carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"
--4 is one way to react, oppose
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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