pursue
part of speech
verb (pursue, pursues, pursued, pursuing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To pursue means to chase or follow someone or something to catch them. tree →
2) To pursue a goal, hobby or job means to try to do it or achieve it over a long time. tree →
3) (formal) To pursue a matter means to keep asking about it or dealing with it. tree →
4) To pursue your way means to carry on along a path or journey. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: When Pharaoh's army pursued Israel into the sea, the tradition reads the sea's closing over them as God saving Israel; "pursuing" is also what Laban and Esau do to Jacob. In the Psalms people are told to "seek peace and pursue it," and enemies are chased by God's storm. In the primary lessons: In stories: police pursue a thief; a fox pursues a rabbit. In everyday and school life: pursue a dream, pursue a career in science. Phrases: pursue a dream, pursue a career, in hot pursuit.
examples
- And Jacob answered and said to Laban: 'What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast hotly pursued after me? (Torah GEN.31.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and he overtook him in the mountain of Gilead. (Torah GEN.31.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. (Torah EXO.14.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble? (Writings JOB.13.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Writings PSA.34.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- So pursue them with Thy tempest, and affright them with Thy storm. (Writings PSA.83.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- The police pursued the robbers through the streets. tree →
- The cat pursued the mouse under the bed. tree →
- She wants to pursue a career as a doctor. tree →
- Never stop pursuing your dreams. tree →
- He decided not to pursue the matter. tree →
- The dogs pursued the deer into the woods. tree →
- And so she pursued her way. tree →
note
Spelling trap: pur-sue (not "persue"). Noun: pursuit. Formal word for chase or follow. In maths chase problems: if the pursuer is faster, the gap closes by the difference in speeds each hour.
In the corpora
- And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
- So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
- After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.
- And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
- And Joab blew the horn, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Trees and pragmatics
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