Meaning
to pursue (a goal, a purpose)
- to pursue (a goal)
- to prosecute
In a sentence
Voglio perseguire questo obiettivo entro l'anno.
I want to pursue this goal within the year.
Perché vuoi perseguire proprio questa strada?
Why do you want to pursue this path?
La legge persegue severamente ogni forma di truffa.
The law strictly prosecutes any form of fraud.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| perseguire | infinitive |
| perseguiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| perseguo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| perseguite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| persegui | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perseguono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| persegue | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perseguivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| perseguivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| perseguivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| perseguivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| perseguivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| perseguiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| perseguimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| perseguii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| perseguiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| perseguisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| perseguirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| perseguì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| perseguiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| perseguirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| perseguirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| perseguirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| perseguiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| perseguirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| perseguiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| persegua | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| perseguiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| persegua | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perseguano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| persegua | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perseguissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| perseguissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| perseguiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| perseguissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| perseguissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| perseguisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| perseguiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| perseguirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| perseguireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| perseguiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perseguirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| perseguirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perseguiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| perseguite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| persegui | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| perseguendo | gerund |
| perseguito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For goals or plans, perseguire is more formal than cercare di ottenere or inseguire; common in business, politics, and academic writing.
- For legal action, it often appears as perseguire penalmente or essere perseguito; don't confuse it with processare, which means to put on trial.
- For harassment, native speakers often prefer perseguitare for repeated torment; perseguire can sound more formal or legal.