pursue

1 to go after or on the track of the policeman doggedly pursued the pickpocket through the crowded subway station Synonyms bird-dog, chase, course, dog, hound, follow, run, shadow, tag, tail, trace, track, trailRelated Words accompany, chaperone (or chaperon), escort; hunt, search (for), seek; eye, observe, watchNear Antonyms headAntonyms guide, lead, pilot

2 to go in search of urged the graduates to pursue personal fulfillment instead of financial success Synonyms cast about (for), cast around (for), chase (down), forage (for), hunt, look up, seek, quest, search (for or out), shop (for)Related Words ferret (out), root (out)Near Antonyms hide, lose; ignore, neglect