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Showing words for PURSUING using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Pursuing

pursuing, usurping

7 Letter Words for Pursuing

pursing, upsring, usuring

6 Letter Words for Pursuing

pignus, prunus, puring, purins, ruings, runups, spring, sprung, spuing, suring, ungrip, unguis, unrigs, unrips, upruns, urping, uruisg

5 Letter Words for Pursuing

girns, grins, grips, gurns, gurus, pings, pinus, pirns, prigs, prius, pungi, pungs, purin, puris, purus, rings, ruing, ruins, rungs, runup, snurp, sprig, sprug, spung, spurn, suing, sunup, uigur, unius, unrig, unrip, uprun, upsun, using, usurp

4 Letter Words for Pursuing

gins, girn, gnus, grin, grip, gris, grun, grus, guns, gups, gurn, gurs, guru, insp, iuus, nips, nurs, pigs, ping, pins, pirn, pirs, pius, prig, prin, psig, pugs, puir, pung, puns, puri, purs, rigs, ring, rins, rips, risp, rugs, ruin, rung, runs, sign, sing, snig, snip, snug, snup, snur, spig, spin, spug, spun, spur, sugi, sung, suni, supr, surg, unis, urns, urps, urus

3 Letter Words for Pursuing

gin, gis, gnp, gns, gnu, gps, grs, gui, gun, gup, gur, gus, ign, ing, ins, ipr, ips, irs, isn, nig, nip, nis, nur, nus, pig, pin, pir, pis, piu, prn, prs, psi, pug, pun, pur, pus, rig, rin, rip, rps, rug, run, sig, sin, sip, sir, sri, sui, sun, sup, sur, ugs, ung, uni, unp, uns, ups, urn, urp, urs, usu

Definitions for Pursuing

[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, object, purpose, etc.).
[4] to proceed in accordance with (a method, plan, etc.).
[5] to carry on or continue (a course of action, a train of thought, an inquiry, studies, etc.).
[6] to continue to annoy, afflict, or trouble.
[7] to practice (an occupation, pastime, etc.).
[8] to continue to discuss (a subject, topic, etc.).
[9] to follow: They pursued the river to its source. I felt their eyes pursuing me.
[10] to continue; go on with (one's course, a journey, etc.).
[11] to chase after someone or something; to follow in pursuit: They spotted the suspect but decided not to pursue.
[12] to continue.
[13] (also intr) to follow (a fugitive, etc) in order to capture or overtake
[14] (esp of something bad or unlucky) to follow closely or accompany ill health pursued her
[15] to seek or strive to attain (some object, desire, etc)
[16] to follow the precepts of (a plan, policy, etc)
[17] to apply oneself to (one's studies, hobbies, etc)
[18] to follow persistently or seek to become acquainted with
[19] to continue to discuss or argue (a point, subject, etc)

Words related to Pursuing

pursuefollowing, ensuing

Words nearby Pursuing

pursuepurser, purslane, purslane family, pursuance, pursuant, pursue, pursuer, pursuit, pursuit plane, pursuivant, pursy

Origin of Pursuing

e1250–1300; Middle English pursuen < Anglo-French pursuer ≪ Latin prōsequī to pursue, follow, continue. See pro-1, sue, prosecute

Words that may be confused with Pursuing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, pursueperuse, pursue

Other words from Pursuing

pur·su·a·ble , adjective
out·pur·sue , verb (used with object), out·pur·sued, out·pur·su·ing.
re·pur·sue , verb (used with object), re·pur·sued, re·pur·su·ing.
un·pur·su·a·ble , adjective
un·pur·sued , adjective
un·pur·su·ing , adjective

Word origin for Pursuing

eC13: from Anglo-Norman pursiwer, from Old French poursivre, from Latin prōsequī to follow after

Synonyms for Pursuing

ensuing, following, coming after, in pursuance of, on the lookout for, out to