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/pəˈsjuː/ · verb
(ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase..
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.
Her rival pursued a quite different course.
He even stands to gain in world terms: his noisy critics strengthen his projected image of a man determined to pursue peace with Palestinians.
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.
'Allow me, great king,' pursued the Demon, in a dry tone of voice, 'to wish you joy […]
Use pursue when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pursue means (ambitransitive) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase..
Common synonyms include engage, follow, prosecute, act on.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
pursue one's dreams
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