pursues
Seeks to catch
Pursues is the present-tense form of pursue, meaning to chase, follow, or seek persistently.
Someone pursues a fleeing suspect, pursues a career in medicine, or pursues romantic interest in another person.
The word implies sustained effort toward a goal: She pursues excellence in everything she does.
To pursue a matter is to continue investigating or pressing it.
Makes earnest effort
- seeksAttempts to find
- aimsPurposes or targets
- aspiresSeeks to achieve
- endeavorsSustained, purposeful attempts
ambition · dreams · objectives · targets · milestones · achieves · attains · dedication
Comes after another
- tracksMarks showing passage
- huntsPursues prey actively
- trailsMarked outdoor paths
- shadowsDark areas from blocked light
tails · stalks · chases · hounds · dogs · runs after · gives chase · closes in
Judicial bodies or playing areas
- woosPursues romantically
- chasesFollows trying to catch
- flirtsPlayfully shows attraction
- seducesTempts into intimacy
admirers · suitors · advances · attention · affection · devotion · ardor · infatuation
Seeks knowledge methodically
- studiesLearns through examination
- investigatesLooks into thoroughly
- exploresInvestigates unfamiliar territory
- examinesLooks at thoroughly
inquiry · scholarship · doctorate · thesis · dissertation · knowledge · learning · curiosity
strives
Makes earnest effort
endeavors · ambition · dreams · objectives · targets · milestones · achieves · attains · dedication · commitment
follows
Comes after another
shadows · tails · stalks · chases · hounds · dogs · runs after · gives chase · closes in · manhunt
courts
Judicial bodies or playing areas
seduces · admirers · suitors · advances · attention · affection · devotion · ardor · infatuation · love interest
researches
Seeks knowledge methodically
- studiesLearns through examination
- investigatesLooks into thoroughly
- exploresInvestigates unfamiliar territory
examines · inquiry · scholarship · doctorate · thesis · dissertation · knowledge · learning · curiosity · intellectual
prosecutes
Pursues legal action
indictment · plaintiff · defendant · case · claims · damages · justice · court · trial · filing
engages
Occupies or participates with
passion · interest · pastime · leisure · enthusiast · devotee · crafts · arts · sports · collecting
- 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
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