pursue) a course of action

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• course — I n. organized program of study 1) to conduct, give, offer, teach a course 2) to take a course 3) to audit, sit in on a course 4) to enroll for, register for, sign up for a course 5) to fail; pass a course; to take a course pass fail (AE) 6) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• pursue — ► VERB (pursues, pursued, pursuing) 1) follow in order to catch or attack. 2) seek to attain (a goal). 3) engage in or continue with (an activity or course of action). 4) continue to investigate or discuss. DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

• Action — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Action >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 action action performance Sgm: N 1 doing doing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 perpetration perpetration Sgm: N 1 exercise exercise excitation Sgm: N 1 movement …   English dictionary for students

• course — /kawrs, kohrs/, n., v., coursed, coursing. n. 1. a direction or route taken or to be taken. 2. the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream. 3. advance or progression in a particular direction; forward or onward… …   Universalium

• course — [[t]kɔrs, koʊrs[/t]] n. v. coursed, cours•ing 1) a direction or route taken or to be taken 2) the path, route, or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream[/ex] 3) advance or progression in a particular direction 4) the… …   From formal English to slang

• course — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 complete series of lessons or lectures ADJECTIVE ▪ computer, psychology, Spanish, etc. ▪ crash, intensive ▪ short …   Collocations dictionary

• course — /kɔs / (say kaws) noun 1. advance in a particular direction; onward movement. 2. the path, route or channel along which anything moves: the course of a stream; the course of a ship. 3. the ground, water, etc., on which a race is run, sailed, etc …  

• pursue — pur•sue [[t]pərˈsu[/t]] v. sued, su•ing 1) to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase 2) to follow close upon; attend: Bad luck pursued us[/ex] 3) to strive to attain or accomplish (a goal, purpose, etc.) 4) to proceed in… …   From formal English to slang

• pursue — pursuable, adj. /peuhr sooh /, v., pursued, pursuing. v.t. 1. to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase. 2. to follow close upon; go with; attend: Bad luck pursued him. 3. to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish (an end,… …   Universalium

• pursue — verb /pəˈsjuː,pəɹˈs(j)u/ a) To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. He now feared for his life, and believed US intelligence agents would pursue him. b) To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action… …   Wiktionary

• pursue — [c]/pəˈsju / (say puh syooh) verb (pursued, pursuing) –verb (t) 1. to follow with the view of overtaking, capturing, killing, etc.; chase. 2. to follow close upon; go with; attend: bad luck pursued him. 3. to strive to gain; seek to attain or… …