inseguire

Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnsequī, remodeled after Italian seguire (to follow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.seˈɡwi.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: in‧se‧guì‧re

Verb

inseguìre (first-person singular present inséguo or insèguo, first-person singular past historic inseguìi, past participle inseguìto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to pursue, to chase after
  2. (figurative) to pursue, to try to reach (a goal, dream, etc.)
  3. (figurative) to persecute

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