Definition

Adjective 1. Actively following or chasing in order to catch, reach, or achieve: Describes something or someone that is in the act of following another with intent, often to capture, overtake, or accompany. 2. Persistently striving toward a goal or objective: While the core meaning relates to physical chase, it can describe a sustained effort directed at an aim.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The police car, with its sirens blaring, was the pursuing vehicle in the high-speed chase.
  • She could hear the footsteps of her pursuing rival getting closer.
  • He focused all his energy on his pursuing ambition to become a doctor.

Advanced Usage

• "in pursuing": This prepositional phrase is used to indicate the object or goal of the chase or effort.
  • The company was successful in pursuing new markets in Asia.
• The adjective "pursuing" often modifies nouns like "vehicle," "force," "party," "goal," or "interest," indicating an active, ongoing action.

Variants and Related Words

• Pursue (verb): To follow in order to catch or capture; to strive for or seek to attain.
  • The detective decided to pursue the suspect on foot.
• Pursuit (noun): The act of pursuing; an activity that one engages in.
  • His lifelong pursuit of knowledge was inspiring.
• Pursuer (noun): One who pursues.
  • The pursuer finally caught up with the fugitive.

Synonyms

• Chasing: Following quickly to catch.
• Tracking: Following the trail or path of.
• Seeking: Attempting to find or obtain.
• Striving for: Making great efforts to achieve.

Related Phrases

• In hot pursuit: Chasing immediately and with great determination.
  • The officers were in hot pursuit of the stolen car.
• Pursue a course of action: To continue with a specific plan or method.
  • The board voted to pursue a course of action that favored sustainability.

Adjective

1. following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
   • the fox fled from the pursuing hounds
   • listened for the hounds' pursuing bark