adj · adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/pəˈsjuː.ənt/
General-American:/pɚˈsu.ənt/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That pursues.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
In conformance to, or in agreement with; used with to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
adv
Meaning 3
Accordingly; consequently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Anglo-Norman pursuant, present participle of pursure. Doublet of pursuivant.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
追隨的 /追随的
(zhuīsuí de)
— that pursues
Finnish:
jahtaava
— that pursues
Bulgarian:
съгласуван
(sǎglasuvan)
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Bulgarian:
съобразен
(sǎobrazen)
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Chinese Mandarin:
依照
(yīzhào)
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Chinese Mandarin:
根据
(gēnjù)
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Finnish:
mukainen
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
French:
en conformité avec
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
German:
gemäß
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Hungarian:
szerinti
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Italian:
in conformità
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Italian:
in accordo
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Italian:
ai sensi de...
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Korean:
응(應)하는
(eunghaneun)
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Korean:
준(準)하는
(junhaneun)
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Polish:
zgodnie z
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Polish:
stosownie do
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Portuguese:
em conformidade com
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Russian:
соотве́тствующий
(sootvétstvujuščij)
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Spanish:
de acuerdo a
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Swedish:
i enlighet med
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Turkish:
mucibince
— in conformance to, or in agreement with
Turkish:
uyarınca
— in conformance to, or in agreement with