Pursue and Want

Pursue

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

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

Nearby Words: pursuit, pursuance, pursuing, pursuer

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Pursue and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pursue" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

love	pursue love	want love
power	pursue power	want power
life	pursue life	want life
man	pursue man	want man
Other words: woman, people, job, truth, relationship, time, way, characters, ending, war, revenge, heroes.

However they decide that their relationship together is what they want and pursue it regardless.

Source: Manga / Kimi no Iru Machi
Octopus: In this 2000 Made-for-TV Movie, the real monster is Casper, the world's most wanted terrorist and a psychopath who believes that one should solely focus on the thing they want and pursue it with no regrets.

Source: Monster / Live-Action TV
After all, you have to be free to pursue love or adventure or anything else you want in the first place.

Source: I Just Want to Be Free

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