to pursue a career

  • 1pursue — pur‧sue [pəˈsjuː ǁ pərˈsuː] verb [transitive] 1. to do something or try to achieve something over a long period of time: • She plans to pursue a career in politics. • Aptech intends to pursue its goal of becoming the market leader. 2. pursue the… …

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  • 2pursue */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsjuː] / US [pərˈsu] verb [transitive] Word forms pursue : present tense I/you/we/they pursue he/she/it pursues present participle pursuing past tense pursued past participle pursued 1) to follow a course of activity He wants to pursue a …

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  • 3pursue — pur|sue W2S3 [pəˈsju: US pərˈsu:] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: pursuer, from Old French poursuir, from Latin prosequi; PROSECUTE] 1.) to continue doing an activity or trying to achieve something over a long period of time… …

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  • 4pursue — pur|sue [ pər su ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to follow a course of activity: He wants to pursue a career in medicine. They have continued to pursue a policy of repression. a ) to try to achieve something: We are working together to pursue a common… …

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  • 5career — 01. He hopes to pursue a [career] in advertising. 02. This latest scandal has put an end to a long political [career]. 03. Joni Mitchell is a famous singer who also has a separate [career] as a painter. 04. He doesn t spend much time with his… …

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  • 6pursue*/ — [pəˈsjuː] verb [T] 1) to do something, or to try to achieve something We re persuading both countries to pursue a peaceful solution.[/ex] He wants to pursue a career in medicine.[/ex] I intend to pursue the matter (= continue to try to achieve my …

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  • 7career — n. & v. n. 1 a one s advancement through life, esp. in a profession. b the progress through history of a group or institution. 2 a profession or occupation, esp. as offering advancement. 3 (attrib.) a pursuing or wishing to pursue a career… …

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  • 8career — ca‧reer [kəˈrɪə ǁ ˈrɪr] noun [countable] JOBS HUMAN RESOURCES 1. a job or profession that you have been trained for and intend to do for your working life, and which offers the chance to be Promoted (= move up through different levels): • My son… …

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  • 9career — ► NOUN 1) an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person s life, usually with opportunities for progress. 2) (before another noun ) working with long term commitment in a particular profession: a career diplomat. 3) (before another …

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  • 10pursue — verb 1 continue sth/try to achieve sth ADVERB ▪ further, still ▪ actively, aggressively, energetically, vigorously ▪ doggedly, relentlessly …

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