pursued
a person who is being chased
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,137 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,285 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a person who is being chased also: chased the film jumped back and forth from the pursuer to the pursued
adjective
- followed with enmity as if to harm running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes
pursued in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Piracy is every where pursued and punished with death, and pirates can gain no rights by conquest.
The pirates own book · Charles Ellms · Chapter 1
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Supposing himself no longer pursued, the keeper relaxed his pace, and the others got nearer to him.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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To convert electricity into an incomparable motive-power which would supersede steam,--such was the object I pursued without pause.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Friday scampered across Eva's forehead, pursued by savages; and Crusoe, under his enormous umbrella, nestled close to her heart.
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1
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They pursued him as fast as they could, but they found it impossible to overtake him, and he reached home in safety.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1