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pursued

verb
pur-SOOD/pɚˈsud/UKpuh-SYOOD/pəˈsjuːd/

1 meaning of pursued

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of pursue. Use this form for chasing or following something in the past.

    The dog pursued the ball across the yard.

    He pursued a career in music after college.

    Note

pursued is a form of pursue

pursue, verb: To work hard to get or reach something you want. Full entry

Forms
pursuepursues he/she/itpursuing -ing formpursued past tense, past participle
Spelling
pursue → pursued: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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