perseguir
Spanish, verb/peɾseˈɡiɾ/
perseguir is spelled P-E-R-S-E-G-U-I-R (9 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 7,270th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perseguir is a Spanish verb meaning “to pursue, to chase, to go after” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ir tras quien huye para alcanzarlo”.
What does perseguir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to pursue, to chase, to go after
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ir tras quien huye para alcanzarlo. 2. Ir con denuedo tras una cosa o un fin para alcanzarlo. 3. Ir constantemente tras una persona importunándola. 4. Buscar permanentemente a una persona para dañarla.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perseguir
- persigo first-person present singular
- perseguí first-person preterite singular
- perseguido participle past
- e-i alternation
- g-gu alternation
- persiguiendo gerund
- perseguida feminine participle past
- perseguidos masculine participle past
- perseguidas feminine participle past
- persigues indicative informal present
- perseguís indicative informal present
- persigue indicative present singular
- perseguimos first-person indicative plural
- persiguen indicative plural present
- perseguía first-person imperfect indicative
- perseguías imperfect indicative second-person
- perseguíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- perseguíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perseguir?
- /peɾseˈɡiɾ/
- [peɾ.seˈɣ̞iɾ]
- [peɾseˈɣ̞iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perseguir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perseguir in Spanish?
perseguir appears 9.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).