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poursuivre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chase verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
  • pursue verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.

Senses

poursuivre is used for these senses in English:

  • carry on (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
  • chase (transitive, baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed.
  • pursue (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. [from 14th c.]

chase — full definition

  1. verb To run after someone or something in order to catch them.
  2. verb To pursue a goal, opportunity, or ambition persistently.
  3. noun An act of pursuing someone or something, especially at speed.
  4. verb To drink something mild right after a strong alcoholic drink.

pursue — full definition

  1. verb To follow someone or something in order to catch them.
  2. verb To work toward or continue with a goal, activity, or career.

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