Pursue vs Dog - What's the difference?
pursue | dog |
(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).
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Dog is a synonym of pursue.
In transitive terms the difference between pursue and dog
is that pursue is to participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession) while dog is to follow in an annoying way, to constantly be affected by.As verbs the difference between pursue and dog
is that pursue is to follow with harmful intent; to try to harm, to persecute, torment while dog is to pursue with the intent to catch.As an acronym DOG is
digital on-screen graphic.As a noun dog is
a mammal, Canis lupus familiaris, that has been domesticated for thousands of years, of highly variable appearance due to human breeding.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.