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pursue

/pəˈsuː/pur-SOO
/pɚˈsu/pur-SOO

Meaningto follow after

Common meaning: to follow

Other meanings: to chase

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchporsuir‘poursuir’source
  2. Middle Englishpursuensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspoursuir → to followpursue‘to follow’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old French porsuir ‘to follow after’.

Roots

  • porsuir Old French “to follow after”

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