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pursue
/pəˈsjuː/

pursue

🇺🇸 American English
/pərˈsu/
🇬🇧 British English
/pəˈsjuː/
🇷🇺 Russian
[prʲɪˈslʲedəvətʲ]
Meaning of pursue

to follow someone or something in order to catch them

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Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/pəˈsjuː/
CEFRB2
How important is this wordoften
pursue

When to use pursue

pursue a suspect

преследовать подозреваемого

pursue a thief

преследовать вора

pursue a car

преследовать машину

pursue the enemy

преследовать врага

pursue someone

преследовать кого-то

pursue usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Полиция преследовала вора через парк.

The police pursued the thief through the park.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Охранник преследовал подозреваемого по улице.

The guard pursued the suspect down the street.

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pursue translation: преследовать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce pursue

/pəˈsjuː/

pursue translation

преследовать

pursue examples

The police pursued the thief through the park.

pursue transcription

/pəˈsjuː/, /pərˈsu/

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pursue meaning: what does it mean?

to follow someone or something in order to catch them

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pursue is pronounced as /pəˈsjuː/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

pursue definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The police pursued the thief through the park. Translation: Полиция преследовала вора через парк.

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