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1. A person who is being chased
   "the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued"
   - chased

1. Followed with enmity as if to harm
   "running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes"

1. Carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
   "She pursued many activities"
   - prosecute, engage
    
2. Follow in or as if in pursuit
   "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"
   - follow
    
3. Go in search of or hunt for
   "pursue a hobby"
   - quest for, go after, quest after
    
4. Carry further or advance
   "Can you pursue this matter soon?"
   - follow up on, act on

See also: pursuance, pursuant, pursuer, pursuit

Type of: act, go, hunted person, locomote, look for, move, oppose, react, search, seek, travel

Encyclopedia: Pursued