Словарь синонимов английского языка - pursue

(v) 1. follow, chase, go or run after, hunt (after or down or for or up), trace, trail, track, run down, take off after, dog, stalk, shadow, Brit chivvy or chivy or chevy, Colloq tail: The police pursued the escaped convicts across the moor. 2. follow (up or on with), trace, carry on with, continue, conduct, devote or dedicate oneself to, cultivate, undertake, practise, persist or persevere in, maintain, exercise, proceed with, adhere to, stay with, apply oneself to, Colloq stick with: If you pursue such a course, you are certain to land in jail. 3. aspire to, aim for, work for or toward(s), try or strive for, purpose, seek, search for, go in search of, quest after or for, be intent on, be bent upon or on: Jonathan is pursuing a doctorate in history at Oxford. 4. woo, (pay) court (to), seek the hand of, cet (one's) cap for, Formal press (one's) suit with, pay suit or court or (one's) addresses do, Colloq set one's cap for, Slang chase (after): Jack is pursuing Jacquelyn with matrimony in mind.