pursue Значение & определение

Значение на pursue на български

• 0 to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it:

  • The car was pursued by helicopters.

  • The hunters spent hours pursuing their prey.

  • He was killed by the driver of a stolen car who was being hotly pursued by the police.

• 1 to try very hard to persuade someone to accept a job:

  • The company has been pursuing Holton for some time, but so far he has rejected all their offers.

  • We will not be pursuing this matter any further.

  • The police are currently pursuing several lines of inquiry into the case.

  • I don't think this idea is worth pursuing any further.

  • The press has pursued this story relentlessly.

  • He's been pursuing her for months and yet she's so clearly not interested.

• 2 If you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time:

  • He decided to pursue a career in television.

  • We need to decide soon what marketing strategy we should pursue for these new products.

  • Michael Evans is leaving the company to pursue his own business interests.

  • She is ruthless in pursuing her goals.

• 3 to follow or search for someone or something, in order to catch or attack that person or thing:

  • [ I ] The police pursued on foot, but lost him in the crowd.

• 4 to try to achieve:

  • She single-mindedly pursued her goal of earning a law degree.

• 5 to continue to do:

  • The hobbies that I pursue in my spare time are crafts – woodworking, mainly.

  • I don’t think the idea is worth pursuing.

• 6 to try to achieve something:

  • He plans to pursue a career in advertising.

  • to pursue a goal/dream/solution

• 7 to try to discover information about a subject:

  • We will not be pursuing the matter any further.

  • I don't think this idea is worth pursuing any further.

  • The press has pursued this story relentlessly.

• 8 to try very hard to persuade someone to accept a job:

  • The company has been pursuing him for some time.