verfolgen

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German

Etymology

ver- +‎ folgen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡŋ̩/, /fɛɐ̯ˈfɔlɡən/
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Verb

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  1. to pursue
  2. to persecute
  3. to trace
  4. to haunt
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 24/2010, page 88:
      Die Furcht, ein wiedervereinigtes Deutschland werde langfristig stärker seinen nationalen Interessen nachgehen und unilateral agieren – ohne Rücksicht auf den Nachbarn also –, verfolgt seither Frankreichs politische Klasse.
      The fear that a reunited Germany would pursue its national interests more strongly in the long term and act unilaterally – hence without consideration of its neighbors – haunts the political class of France since that time.

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