Pursuing

/pərˈsuːɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Following or chasing someone or something; actively seeking or working toward a goal.

Etymology

From Old French 'pursure,' from Latin 'prosequi' meaning 'to follow after,' combining 'pro-' (forward) and 'sequi' (to follow). It entered English in the 13th century with both chase and dedication meanings.

Kelly Says

The word 'pursuing' perfectly captures the idea that sometimes you have to keep moving forward—the Latin root 'sequi' also gives us 'sequence,' reminding us that both chasing and order require one thing following another.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
追いかける (ts'i-ka-k'er)
ts'i-ka-k'er
ARالعربية
يتبع (yata'ab)
ya-ta-ab
BNবাংলা
অনুসরণ করে (anusaran kore)
ah-noo-sar-an kor-ay
CACatalà
perseguint
per-seh-gween-t
CSČeština
pronásleduje
pro-nas-le-doo-je
DADansk
jager
yah-ger
DEDeutsch
verfolgend
fer-folg-ent
ELΕλληνικά
ακολουθεί (akolouthi)
ah-koh-loo-thee
ESEspañol
siguiendo
see-gwee-en-doh
FAفارسی
دنبال می‌کند (danbal mikonad)
dan-bal mee-koh-naad
FISuomi
seurataan
seu-ra-taan
FRFrançais
poursuivant
poo-r-soo-vahn
GUGU
નિશાળે (nishaale)
nee-sha-ale
HAHA
biyuwa
bee-yoo-wah
HEעברית
דוגר (doger)
doh-ger
HIहिन्दी
पीछा कर रहा है (peechha kar raha hai)
pee-chha kar ra-ha hai
HUMagyar
követi
koh-ve-tee
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengejar
men-ge-jar
IGIG
gbaara
g-bah-rah
ITItaliano
seguendo
seh-gween-doh
JA日本語
追求している (tsukiaw shite iru)
tsoo-kee-ah-woo-shi-teh ee-roo
KKKK
кіре (kire)
kee-reh
KMKM
ចាប់ (chab)
chab
KO한국어
추구하고 있음 (chugahago isseum)
choo-goo-ha-go is-seu-um
MRMR
चळवळतो (chalavato)
cha-la-va-to
MSBahasa Melayu
mengejar
men-ge-jar
MYမြန်မာ
စိုးတောက် (so-ta-uk)
so-ta-uk
NLNederlands
vervolgend
ver-vol-gend
NONorsk
forfølger
for-foel-ger
PAPA
ਪਾਲਦਾ (paalda)
pa-al-dah
PLPolski
pogania
po-ghah-nya
PTPortuguês
perseguindo
per-seh-gween-doh
RORomână
îl urmărește
eel oo-mure-es-teh
RUРусский
преследуя (presleduya)
pres-lee-doo-ya
SVSvenska
jagar
yah-gar
SWKiswahili
kutafuta
koo-ta-foo-ta
TAதமிழ்
தேடி வருகிறார் (thēṭi varuγiṟār)
thay-tee var-oo-ghi-rar
TEతెలుగు
చేసుకుంటాడు (chēsukuṇṭāḍu)
chey-soo-koon-ta-doo
THไทย
ไล่ล่า (lai la)
lie la
TLTL
pinaghahanap
pee-nah-ha-nap
TRTürkçe
kovalıyor
koh-vah-lee-yor
UKУкраїнська
переслідує (pereslyduye)
per-es-lee-doo-yuh
URاردو
تارے کو پِچھے چھوڑ دیتا ہے (tare ko pichey chhod deta hai)
ta-ray ko pee-chey chohd de-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
rượt đuổi
rwet doo-ee
YOYO
gbe
g-beh
ZH中文
追求 (zhuīqiú)
joo-ee-chyou
ZUZU
uphumise
oo-hoo-mee-seh

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