pursue

1. (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.Examples: "pursue one's dreams"; "The wicked flee when no man purſueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon."; "He now feared for his life, and believed US intelligence agents would pursue him."ambitransitive

2. (transitive) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).Examples: "Her rival pursued a quite different course."transitive

3. (transitive) To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).Examples: "He even stands to gain in world terms: his noisy critics strengthen his projected image of a man determined to pursue peace with Palestinians."transitive

4. (transitive) To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).Examples: "The Kedarites are depicted as herders of sheep and goats who pursued a seminomadic existence and lived scattered over a wide area of the desert region east of the land of Israel."transitive

5. (intransitive) To act as a legal prosecutor.intransitive

6. (transitive, somewhat archaic) To continue; to carry on.Examples: "'Allow me, great king,' pursued the Demon, in a dry tone of voice, 'to wish you joy […]"archaictransitive