pursuing
追求する
解説 Definition
pursuing は pursue（追求する、追い求める）の現在分詞・動名詞です。目標や夢、研究などを続けて求める場合に使われます。
Pursuing is the present participle or gerund form of pursue. In this sense, it describes continuing to seek, develop, or work toward a goal, dream, career, course of study, or desired solution.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
pursuing は pursue の語末の e を落として -ing を付けた形で、発音は /pərˈsuːɪŋ/ です。人を物理的に追うだけでなく、pursue a dream、a career、a solution のように、夢・進路・解決策を継続して追い求める場面で使います。「目標の後を前へ進み続ける」像で覚えましょう。
Take the base verb pursue, drop its final silent e, and add -ing: pursue becomes pursuing, pronounced /pərˈsuːɪŋ/. The historical core is the idea of following after something, so imagine a goal moving ahead while you keep going after it. This makes common combinations easy to remember: pursuing a dream, pursuing a career, pursuing research, or pursuing a better solution. Unlike a brief attempt, pursuing often suggests continued effort and direction. It can appear in a continuous verb phrase or function as a gerund.
例文
She is pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor.
彼女は医者になるという夢を追求しています。
He is pursuing a career in music.
彼は音楽の道を追求しています。
The team is pursuing a better solution.
そのチームはよりよい解決策を追求しています。
pursuing の類義語・関連語
類義語
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pursuing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 prosequi（pro-「前へ」+ sequi「追う」）が古フランス語 poursuir を経て英語に。語根 sequi は sequence（連続）や prosecute（起訴する）にも含まれる。「前方を追いかける」が原義で、目標や夢を追い求める意味に発展した。
Pursuing is formed from pursue by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Pursue entered English through Old French forms related to poursuir and ultimately goes back to Latin prosequi, combining pro-, “forward,” with sequi, “to follow.” The literal notion of following onward developed into both chasing someone and steadily seeking a goal. The same Latin root sequi also appears historically in words such as sequence.
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