pursued
pur-SOOD/pɚˈsud/UKpuh-SYOOD/pəˈsjuːd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of pursue.
The detectives pursued every lead before closing the case.
Her claim was pursued through the courts for several years.
Note
One spelling does double duty: the past tense (they pursued the thief) and the participle after have or be (she has pursued law; the claim was pursued). Only the transitive uses make a passive: chasing someone, following a course, going after a goal, practicing a profession. The legal use, acting as prosecutor, takes no object, so a lawyer can have pursued, but nothing is pursued in that sense.
pursued is a form of pursue
pursue, verb: To aim for and actively work toward a particular goal, situation, or outcome. Full entry
- Spelling
- pursue → pursued: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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