pursued
Followed with intent
Pursued is the past tense and past participle of pursue, meaning to follow or chase someone or something, often with determination or intent to catch.
Police pursued the suspect through downtown.
Beyond physical chase, pursued extends to goals and interests: she pursued a career in medicine, or he pursued the matter until he got answers.
To be pursued can also mean to be romantically chased or courted by someone.
Rapid following of quarry
Animal being hunted
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- gameOrganized play or sport
- huntPursuit of quarry
- safariWildlife observation journey
stalk · track · ambush · trap · snare · predator · survival · camouflage
chase
Rapid following of quarry
follow · track · trail · tail · hound · stalk · hunt · run · flight · elude
prey
Animal being hunted
safari · stalk · track · ambush · trap · snare · predator · survival · camouflage · wildlife
quest
Seeking journey for something
- searchAct of seeking
- seekTry to find
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
desire · yearning · longing · goal · dream · ambition · endeavor · craving · passion · calling
romance
Love and its excitement
courtship · love · affection · attention · flirtation · devotion · ardor · beloved · paramour · proposal
- followed thingstracked, trailed, chased, tailed, stalked
- fugitivesfugitive, escapee, escaped convict, runaway, prison escapee
- taking risksdared, bet, gambled, risked, wagered
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- desirablecoveted, desired, wanted, sought-after, in demand
- loverslover, lovers, beloved, sweethearts, sweetheart
- in pursuitFollowing to catch
- in hot pursuitAggressively following a fleeing target
- hot pursuitImmediate pursuit of suspect
- Trivial PursuitQuiz board game
- police pursuitLaw enforcement vehicle chase
- single-minded pursuit