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DictionaryRoot: sequi
Latin

sequi

follow

Forms

  • sequ-
  • secut- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘having followed.’

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *sekw-, ‘follow.’

Note

Its Latin grammar looked passive even when the meaning was actively following.

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Runner actively chases a loose rolling basketball down a court, leaning forward with outstretched arms and clear following direction; realistic anatomy and no team logos.
verb

pursue

per-SOO/pərˈsuː/

To follow actively in order to reach a target.

Etymology
purLatinbefore, forward; on behalf of
+sueLatinfollow

Forward and follow give the image of going after something, originally in English with the intent to overtake it. This extended to following a course of action or actively seeking an outcome.

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