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Pursue

/pəˈsjuː/

To follow or go after something or someone with the aim of achieving or catching it.

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She wants to pursue her dream of being a doctor.He decided to pursue happiness above all else.

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Derived from the Old French pursuir, meaning follow after, from Latin prosequi which is a combination of pro-, meaning forward, and sequi, meaning follow.

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