pursue

[US]/pəˈsjuː/
[UK]/pərˈsuː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. kujifanya na; kushirikisha; kuzunguza; kushambua
vi. kushirikisha; kuzunguza
Word Forms
Present Participlepursuing
Past Tensepursued
Third Person Singularpursues
Past Participlepursued

Phrases & Collocations

pursue a career

kutafuta kazi

pursue higher education

kutafuta elimu ya juu

pursue your dreams

kutafuta mazuri yako

pursue after

kutafuta baada ya

Example Sentences

Let's not pursue this argument.

Tusisahihishie hili kwa maelezo.

pursue lofty political goals.

kutafuta maelekeo ya mizigo ya siasa.

he pursued astronomy as a parergon.

alifanya kazi ya uwanja wa hesabu kama kazi ya ziada.

the officer pursued the van.

mamlaka alipigia kundi.

the council decided not to pursue an appeal.

baraza waliamua wasisitisize rufaa.

Souma san: Not to pursue perfection unnecessarily.

Souma san: Kukutana na mchakato kwa kipimo kipya.

a fox that was pursued by hounds.

mfumo ambaye alionywa na mguu.

a ship that pursued the southern course.

kati ya mizigo ya kusimamia michele ya kusini.

Bad luck pursued us.

Moyo mwingine alisimamia tuni.

The policemen pursued the bank robbers.

Wakimia waliwachukua michele ya kusimamia wakimia waliwachukua michele ya kusimamia.

He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.

Alikuwa na michele ya kusimamia maisha ya kusimamia na ujumla.

The travellers were pursued by panhandlers.

Wakimia waliwachukua michele ya kusimamia na wakimia waliwachukua michele ya kusimamia.

He prudently pursued his plan.

Alikuwa na mafupi ya kusimamia mwelekeo wake.

He is desperate to pursue his vocation as an artist.

Alikuwa na michele ya kusimamia kwa michele ya kusimamia kama mchezaji.

research students pursue a specific aspect of a subject in depth.

wakimia waliwachukua michele ya kusimamia kwa michele ya kusimamia kwa michele ya kusimamia kwa michele ya kusimamia.

it is now clear that we should not pursue this policy.

sasa ni jelasini kwa michele ya kusimamia kwa michele ya kusimamia.

Sophie was being pursued by a number of men.

Sophie alikuwa na michele ya kusimamia na michele ya kusimamia.

the road pursued a straight course over the scrubland.

michele ya kusimamia kwa michele ya kusimamia kwa michele ya kusimamia.

Andrew was determined to pursue a computer career.

Andrew alikuwa na michele ya kusimamia kwa michele ya kusimamia.

we shall not pursue the matter any further.

tusisahihishie michele ya kusimamia kwa michele ya kusimamia.

Real-world Examples

The more we progress the more we pursue.

Kwa muda mrefu sisi tunakua mrefu sisi tunakua.

Source: 2020 Celebrity College Graduation Speech

I pursue science for the intrinsic joy of discovery.

Ninakua uamia kwa furaha ya kujua.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 9

The police are now pursuing the escaped prisoner.

Polisi wanakua mwanamalimba anayekuja.

Source: Liu Yi Breakthrough English Vocabulary 3000

People who are now pursuing professions.

Watu ambao wana kua makosa.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

C) To offer them a platform to pursue advanced degrees.

C) Kupewa platform ya kua makosa makosa mpya.

Source: Past English Level 4 Reading Exam Papers

And I am really not sure how to pursue it.

Na mimi sio amekuwa kwa jinsi ya kua mimi.

Source: Arrow Season 1

I will not look for you.I will not pursue you.

Sitaangalia mwenyewe.Sitaakua mwenyewe.

Source: The Ellen Show

How, exactly, are you pursuing that?

Jinsi, kwa ujumla, unakua hili?

Source: Friends Season 3

Why should we even have to decide whether to pursue truth?

Kwa nini tunapaswa kujua kama tunapaswa kua mafupi?

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

But according to Bast, he was not pursuing accolades rather the excitement of taunting death.

Lakini kwa Bast, alisikia sio kwa kushukuru kwa kushukuru kwa kushukuru kwa kushukuru.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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