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I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further.
Stephen R. Donaldson

Meaning of "pursuing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PURSUING

pursuing  [pəˈsjuːɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURSUING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pursuing is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pursuing in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PURSUING

PRESENT

Present
I pursue
you pursue
he/she/it pursues
we pursue
you pursue
they pursue
Present continuous
I am pursuing
you are pursuing
he/she/it is pursuing
we are pursuing
you are pursuing
they are pursuing
Present perfect
I have pursued
you have pursued
he/she/it has pursued
we have pursued
you have pursued
they have pursued
Present perfect continuous
I have been pursuing
you have been pursuing
he/she/it has been pursuing
we have been pursuing
you have been pursuing
they have been pursuing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I pursued
you pursued
he/she/it pursued
we pursued
you pursued
they pursued
Past continuous
I was pursuing
you were pursuing
he/she/it was pursuing
we were pursuing
you were pursuing
they were pursuing
Past perfect
I had pursued
you had pursued
he/she/it had pursued
we had pursued
you had pursued
they had pursued
Past perfect continuous
I had been pursuing
you had been pursuing
he/she/it had been pursuing
we had been pursuing
you had been pursuing
they had been pursuing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pursue
you will pursue
he/she/it will pursue
we will pursue
you will pursue
they will pursue
Future continuous
I will be pursuing
you will be pursuing
he/she/it will be pursuing
we will be pursuing
you will be pursuing
they will be pursuing
Future perfect
I will have pursued
you will have pursued
he/she/it will have pursued
we will have pursued
you will have pursued
they will have pursued
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pursuing
you will have been pursuing
he/she/it will have been pursuing
we will have been pursuing
you will have been pursuing
they will have been pursuing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would pursuing
you would pursuing
he/she/it would pursuing
we would pursuing
you would pursuing
they would pursuing
Conditional continuous
I would be pursuing
you would be pursuing
he/she/it would be pursuing
we would be pursuing
you would be pursuing
they would be pursuing
Conditional perfect
I would have pursuing
you would have pursuing
he/she/it would have pursuing
we would have pursuing
you would have pursuing
they would have pursuing
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pursuing
you would have been pursuing
he/she/it would have been pursuing
we would have been pursuing
you would have been pursuing
they would have been pursuing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pursue
we let´s pursue
you pursue
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pursue
Past participle
pursued
Present Participle
pursuing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURSUING


brewing
ˈbruːɪŋ
cueing
ˈkjuːɪŋ
devaluing
ˌdiːˈvæljuːɪŋ
discontinuing
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ
doing
ˈduːɪŋ
enduing
ɪnˈdjuːɪŋ
ensuing
ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ
induing
ɪnˈdjuːɪŋ
issuing
ˈɪʃuːɪŋ
MEWing
ˈmjuːɪŋ
miscuing
ˌmɪsˈkjuːɪŋ
overissuing
ˈəʊvərˌɪsjuːɪŋ
queuing
ˈkjuːɪŋ
rescuing
ˈreskjuːɪŋ
self-renewing
ˌselfrɪˈnjuːɪŋ
stewing
ˈstjuːɪŋ
televiewing
ˈtɛlɪˌvjuːɪŋ
undervaluing
ˌʌndəˈvæljuːɪŋ
valuing
ˈvæljuːɪŋ
viewing
ˈvjuːɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURSUING

purse-proud
purseful
purselike
purser
pursership
pursily
pursiness
purslane
pursuable
pursual
pursuance
pursuant
pursuantly
pursue
pursuer
pursuingly
pursuit
pursuit plane
pursuivant
pursy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURSUING

accruing
arguing
barbecuing
bluing
cataloguing
cluing
construing
continuing
fatiguing
gluing
imbuing
intriguing
misconstruing
opaquing
piquing
plaguing
spuing
subduing
tonguing
truing

Synonyms and antonyms of pursuing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PURSUING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pursuing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pursuing

Translation of «pursuing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURSUING

Find out the translation of pursuing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pursuing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pursuing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

追求
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

perseguir
570 millions of speakers

English

pursuing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीछा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متابعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преследуя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prossecução
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুগমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poursuivre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengejar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verfolgt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

追求
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

추구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggayuh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

theo đuổi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துரத்துகின்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाठलाग करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

peşinde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

perseguendo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

realizacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переслідуючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

urmărirea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιδίωξη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voortsetting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fullfölja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forfølge
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pursuing

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURSUING»

The term «pursuing» is very widely used and occupies the 15.422 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURSUING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pursuing

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «PURSUING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pursuing.
1
James A. Baldwin
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
2
Michael D. Barnes
We've got activists all across the country like the members of the Million Mom March organization, some of their leaders are here tonight. We're phone banking congressional offices and pursuing editorial boards.
3
Joko Beck
Enlightenment is not something you achieve. It is the absence of something. All your life you have been going forward after something, pursuing some goal. Enlightenment is dropping all that.
4
Joko Beck
We tend to run our whole life trying to avoid all that hurts or displeases us, noticing the objects, people, or situations that we think will give us pain or pleasure, avoiding one and pursuing the other.
5
Claude Bernard
The true worth of an experimenter consists in his pursuing not only what he seeks in his experiment, but also what he did not seek.
6
John Bolton
There is no patriotic obligation to help advance the career of a politician who is otherwise pursuing interests that are fundamentally antithetical to your values. That's not the call of patriotism.
7
Adam Braun
When it comes to fundraising for a social enterprise, if you are pursuing your true passion, you'll learn to become great at your craft because you'll care so much about perfecting the skills necessary to make that dream a reality.
8
David Crane
We were advised that nobody could stop us from pursuing our craft simply because we had honed, or even developed that craft while working at a company.
9
Shani Davis
As soon as I was introduced to ice speed skating, I was instantly hooked. I never thought about pursuing skating professionally; I just enjoyed doing it.
10
Stephen R. Donaldson
I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURSUING»

Discover the use of pursuing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pursuing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pursuing the Triple Aim: Seven Innovators Show the Way to ...
This book shows what health care looks like that delivers on our urgent social need for success on the Triple Aim: better care, better health, and lower cost through improvement."—Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, former president and CEO, IHI ...
Maureen Bisognano, Charles Kenney, 2012
2
Pursuing History: Middle English Manuscripts and Their Texts
. . . This is a wholly original and exciting work, unlike any other available from any book or scholar I know of."--Anne Middleton, University of California, Berkeley "This book is important and valuable for many kinds of readers. . .
Ralph Hanna, 1996
3
We are Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the ...
These stories reveal how--despite financial hardship, the unpredictability of living with the daily threat of deportation, restrictions of all sorts, and often in the face of discrimination by their teachers--so many are not just persisting ...
William Perez, 2009
4
Pursuing Trayvon Martin: Historical Contexts and ...
The book telescopes various themes that are important to a broad market: Race, masculinity, racial profiling, racist stereotyping, black youth and police violence, and racism
George Yancy, Janine Jones, 2013
5
Pursuing the Good Life: 100 Reflections in Positive Psychology
Reveals small but significant actions people can take to lead happier lives, offering reflections on such topics as family, relationships, work, school, sports, emotions, and experiences.
Christopher Peterson, 2013
6
Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things
This book is timely and needs to be read by everyone in the church.” —JOHN M . PERKINS, Civil Rights Leader, Founder of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA), and Founder of The John Perkins Foundation for ...
Ken Wytsma, 2013
7
Pursuing Equal Opportunities: The Theory and Practice of ...
This book offers original and innovative contributions to the debate about equality of opportunity.
Lesley A. Jacobs, 2004
8
Pursuing Truth, Exercising Power: Social Science and Public ...
Lisa Anderson weighs in on the relationship between academia and policymaking.
Lisa Anderson, 2003
9
Pursuing Power and Light: Technology and Physics from James ...
In the nineteenth century, science and technology developed a close and continuing relationship.
Bruce J. Hunt, 2010
10
Pursuing God's Will Together: A Discernment Practice for ...
Ruth Haley Barton, president of the Transforming Center, helps teams transition to a much more suitable model--the spiritual community that discerns God's will together.
Ruth Haley Barton, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURSUING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pursuing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cosby admitted pursuing younger women in deposition
(CNN) Bill Cosby said he had sexual relationships with at least five women outside his marriage, gave prescription sedatives to women he wanted to have sex ... «CNN, Jul 15»
2
1 killed in crash with sheriff's deputy pursuing suspect
The deputy in the SUV was pursuing the suspect when he collided with a van making a left turn onto the same road. The driver of the van was ejected, and was ... «Ashland Times Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Privatizing the storage of nuclear plants' used fuel is worth pursuing
INSTEAD OF PURSUING the Yucca Mountain project, the primary focus now is on finding suitable locations for interim storage of used fuel. Salt caverns that ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jun 15»
4
Madras HC expresses displeasure in delay in pursuing case
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court today directed a special court here to dispose of within four months the 17-year-old disproportionate wealth case against ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
5
Green Party candidate in Ohio pursuing 2016 Senate bid
A Green Party candidate in Ohio is pursuing a bid for U.S. Senate in 2016. Joseph DeMare, who announced his candidacy on Earth Day, April 22, says he's ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jun 15»
6
Centre pursuing black money cases vigorously: Jayant Sinha
Centre today said it is pursuing cases against people having black money stashed abroad "quite vigorously" and has lot of data about Indians having foreign ... «Daily News & Analysis, May 15»
7
Williams keeps pursuing hoop dreams
As she began seriously considering pursuing professional basketball, Williams — who has friends playing in leagues in Germany and Ireland — contacted ... «The Columbian, May 15»
8
ANALYSIS: Is AIB pursuing Tony O'Reilly for more than just money?
On one level, AIB has no option perhaps other than to pursue former business magnate, Tony O' Reilly for every remaining recoverable asset he owns. «Newstalk 106-108 fm, May 15»
9
Hokies pursuing 4-star LB Yulee
CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Jaquan Yulee is one of top prospects in the country. One of the schools aggressively pursuing the four-star Chesapeake (Va.) Indian River ... «Scout Recruiting, May 15»
10
China, Pursuing Strategic Interests, Builds Presence in Antarctica
HOBART, Tasmania — Few places seem out of reach for China's leader, Xi Jinping, who has traveled from European capitals to obscure Pacific and Caribbean ... «New York Times, May 15»

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