- give pursuit
- (of a person, animal, or vehicle) start to chase another
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
give pursuit
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give — [giv] vt. gave, given, giving [ME given (with g < ON gefa, to give), yeven < OE giefan, akin to Ger geben < IE base * ghabh , to grasp, take > L habere, to have: the special Gmc sense of this base results from its use as a substitute… … English World dictionary
give chase — ► give chase go in pursuit. Main Entry: ↑chase … English terms dictionary
pursuit — noun 1 attempt to find sth ADJECTIVE ▪ aggressive, dogged, relentless, single minded, vigorous ▪ endless ▪ the endless pursuit of wealth … Collocations dictionary
give chase — verb go after with the intent to catch The policeman chased the mugger down the alley the dog chased the rabbit • Syn: ↑chase, ↑chase after, ↑trail, ↑tail, ↑tag, ↑dog, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pursuit — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Purpose in action. < N PARAG:Pursuit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pursuit pursuit Sgm: N 1 pursuing pursuing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 prosecution prosecution Sgm: N 1 pursuance pursuance Sgm: N 1 enterprise … English dictionary for students
Pursuit Special — The Pursuit Special is the fictional model of car driven by Max Rockatansky, the main character of the films Mad Max and . It is a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT coupe customized to become a police interceptor of the Main Force Patrol. The same car was… … Wikipedia
pursuit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of following Nouns 1. pursuit; pursuing, prosecution; pursuance; enterprise (see undertaking, business); adventure, quest, inquiry; hue and cry; game, hobby. Slang, headhunting. See sequence, sex. 2 … English dictionary for students
give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
give diligence — Diligence Dil i*gence, n. [F. diligence, L. diligentia.] 1. The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful attention; the opposite of negligence. [1913 Webster] 2. Interested and persevering application; devoted and painstaking effort to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
give chase — phrasal to set off in pursuit … New Collegiate Dictionary
