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Pursual

noun/pɚʒˈuːəl/
Definition
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɚʒˈuːəl/
🇬🇧British English
/pəʒˈuːəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pəʒˈuːəl/
2 syllables Say it as /pɚʒˈuːəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
chasefollowingpursuit
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
“the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit”
Word Forms
pursueverbfollow in or as if in pursuit
chaseverbpursue someone sexually or romantically
followverbfollow in or as if in pursuit
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verfolgend
der Akt des Verfolgens mit dem Ziel, zu überholen oder zu erobern
🇫🇷French
poursuite
l'acte de poursuivre dans le but de dépasser ou de capturer
🇪🇸Spanish
persecución
el acto de perseguir en un esfuerzo por alcanzar o capturar
🇮🇹Italian
inseguimento
l'atto di inseguire nel tentativo di sorpassare o catturare
🇳🇱Dutch
achtervolgd
de handeling van het achtervolgen in een poging in te halen of te vangen
🇵🇹Portuguese
perseguição
o ato de perseguir em um esforço para ultrapassar ou capturar
🇷🇺Russian
преследующий
преследование с целью догнать или захватить
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पीछा
आगे निकलने या कब्ज़ा करने के प्रयास में पीछा करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
অনুসরণীয়
ওভারটেক বা ক্যাপচার করার প্রচেষ্টায় অনুসরণ করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
நாட்டம்
முந்த அல்லது கைப்பற்றும் முயற்சியில் தொடரும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
అనుసరించే
అధిగమించే లేదా పట్టుకునే ప్రయత్నంలో అనుసరించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
पाठपुरावा
मागे टाकण्याच्या किंवा पकडण्याच्या प्रयत्नात पाठपुरावा करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
અનુસરણ
આગળ નીકળી જવા અથવા પકડવાના પ્રયાસમાં પીછો કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನ್ವೇಷಣೆ
ಹಿಂದಿಕ್ಕುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸೆರೆಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಸರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പിന്തുടരൽ
മറികടക്കുന്നതിനോ പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള ശ്രമത്തിൽ പിന്തുടരുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਨੁਸੂਚਿਤ
ਅੱਗੇ ਨਿਕਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਫੜਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿੱਛਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
تعاقب
آگے نکلنے یا پکڑنے کی کوشش میں تعاقب کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
追求的
试图超越或捕获的追击行为
🇯🇵Japanese
追求的な
追い越すか捕らえようとして追いかける行為
🇰🇷Korean
추구
추월하거나 포획하기 위해 추격하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
theo đuổi
hành động theo đuổi trong nỗ lực vượt qua hoặc bắt giữ
🇹🇭Thai
การติดตาม
การกระทำเพื่อพยายามแซงหรือยึด
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengejar
tindakan mengejar dalam upaya menyalip atau menangkap
🇵🇭Filipino
pursuwal
ang pagkilos ng paghabol sa pagsisikap na maabutan o mahuli
🇲🇾Malay
mengejar
tindakan mengejar dalam usaha untuk memintas atau menangkap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متابعة
فعل المتابعة في محاولة للتجاوز أو الاستيلاء
🇮🇷Persian
تعقیب کننده
عمل تعقیب در تلاش برای سبقت گرفتن یا گرفتن
🇹🇷Turkish
peşinde
sollamak veya yakalamak için takip etme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
רודף
פעולת הרדיפה במאמץ לעקוף או ללכוד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pursual'?
The primary meaning of 'pursual' is 'the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pursual' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pursual' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pursual' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pursual' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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