Pursue vs Chase - What's the difference?
pursue | chase |
(obsolete) To follow with harmful intent; to try to harm, to persecute, torment.
To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
* Wyclif Bible, John xv. 20
* 2009 , Martin Chulov, ‘Iraqi shoe-thrower claims he suffered torture in jail’, The Guardian , 15 Sep 09:
To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.).
To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.).
* 2009 , Benjamin Pogrund, ‘Freeze won't hurt Netanyahu’, The Guardian , 1 Dec 09:
To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession).
The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.
A hunt.
(uncountable) A children's game where one player chases another.
* 1996 , Marla Pender McGhee, Quick & Fun Learning Activities for 1 Year Olds (page 25)
* 2009 , Martin J. Levin, We Were Relentless: A Family's Journey to Overcome Disability (page 41)
(British) A large country estate where game may be shot or hunted.
Anything being chased, especially a vessel in time of war.
* Shakespeare
(nautical) Any of the guns that fire directly ahead or astern; either a bow chase or stern chase.
(real tennis) The occurrence of a second bounce by the ball in certain areas of the court, giving the server the chance, later in the game, to "play off" the chase from the receiving end and possibly win the point.
(real tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery, marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must drive the ball in order to gain a point.
To pursue, to follow at speed.
To hunt.
To give chase; to hunt.
(nautical) To pursue a vessel in order to destroy, capture or interrogate her.
To dilute alcohol.
(cricket) To attempt to win by scoring the required number of runs in the final innings.
(baseball) To swing at a pitch outside of the strike zone, typically an outside pitch
(baseball) To produce enough offense to cause the pitcher to be removed
(printing) A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making.
A groove cut in an object; a slot: the chase for the quarrel on a crossbow.
(architecture) A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring; an hollow space in the wall of a building containing ventilation ducts, chimney flues, wires, cables or plumbing.
The part of a gun in front of the trunnions.
The cavity of a mold.
(shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint is changed to a flush joint by means of a gradually deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.
To groove; indent.
To cut (the thread of a screw).
To decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.
Chase is a synonym of pursue.
In transitive terms the difference between pursue and chase
is that pursue is to participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession) while chase is to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.As verbs the difference between pursue and chase
is that pursue is to follow with harmful intent; to try to harm, to persecute, torment while chase is to pursue, to follow at speed.As a noun chase is
the act of one who chases another; a pursuit.As a proper noun Chase is
{{surname|from=nicknames}} from a Middle English nickname for a hunter.pursue
English
Verb
(pursu)- The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have pursued' me, they shall ' pursue you also.
- He now feared for his life, and believed US intelligence agents would pursue him.
- Her rival pursued a quite different course.
- He even stands to gain in world terms: his noisy critics strengthen his projected image of a man determined to pursue peace with Palestinians.
See also
* follow * chasechase
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) chacier, from captio. Akin to catch.Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Some children like to be caught when playing chase , and others do not.
- So we played chase up and down the concourses of the airport.
- Nay, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase , / For I myself must hunt this deer to death.
Derived terms
* cut to the chase * wild-goose chaseVerb
(chas)- to chase around after a doctor
- Chase vodka with orange juice to make a screwdriver.
- Australia will be chasing 217 for victory on the final day.
- Jones chases one out of the zone for strike two.
- The rally chased the starter.