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How to pronounce “pursue”
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Pronunciation guide for pursue
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of pursue with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Life is for Living
I was going to pursue I guess. Anyway, um, I've got some good family friends that live
- Definition summary
- (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce pursue
Life is for Living
I was going to pursue I guess. Anyway, um, I've got some good family friends that live
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pursue”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]
- (transitive) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.). [from late 14th c.]
- (transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). [from late 14th c.]
- (transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). [from 15th c.]
- (intransitive) To act as a legal prosecutor.
- (transitive, somewhat archaic) To continue; to carry on.
Practice Nearby Words
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