Long and Pursue

Long

Long verb - Desire strongly or persistently.

Pursue and long are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pursue" instead a verb "Long".

Nearby Word: longed

Pursue

Pursue verb - To go after or on the track of.

Long and pursue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Long" instead a verb "Pursue".

Nearby Words: pursuit, pursuance, pursuing, pursuer

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

knowledge long knowledge pursue knowledge
issue long issue pursue issue
player long player pursue player

Both words in one sentence

  • Theatre / Les Misérables His entire view of the world is crumbling, and furthermore, as long as he is alive he must pursue Valjean, but at the same time he feels he should not pursue a man who saved his life.
  • Podcast / Kakos Industries Because Destiny Says So: The central mindset of the Sudodilatese as everything they do is based off of long standing rules and the need to pursue Evil at any cost.
  • Visual Novel / Da Capo In the Visual Novel Sakura or Nemu will act this way if you pursue the other ("I don't care who you like if it isn't me so long as it isn't her" for both).
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