Pursued has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a person who is being chased
"the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued"
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of pursue
"The dog chased the rabbit until it was too exhausted to run anymore, but then it simply pursued its own tail in confusion."
In plain English: Pursued means to chase someone or something with the goal of catching them up.
"The detective pursued the suspect through the crowded city streets until he caught up with him."
Adjective
1
followed with enmity as if to harm
"running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes"
Example Sentences
"The detective pursued the suspect through the crowded city streets until he caught up with him."
verb
"The dog chased after its owner and pursued him around the yard."
verb
"She decided to pursue her dream of becoming an artist at university."
verb
"The police officer had been pursuing the suspect through the crowded market."
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)