Word: pursued
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pur
sued
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of pursue; follow in or as if in pursuit
Morphemes:
Affix: pursue
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prō-
Language: la
Decoded: pro-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: action directed forward or in front
Affix: sequor
Language: la
Decoded: sequor
Meaning: follow
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.