perseguir
Portuguese, verb/peʁ.seˈɡi(ʁ)/
perseguir is spelled P-E-R-S-E-G-U-I-R (9 letters) and appears 8.1 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,590th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perseguir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to pursue, follow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ir no encalço de”.
What does perseguir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to pursue, follow
- 2
to chase
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ir no encalço de 2. seguir ou procurar alguém com insistência 3. seguir de perto 4. acossar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perseguir
- persigo first-person present singular
- persegue present singular third-person
- persegui first-person preterite singular
- perseguido participle past
- i-e alternation
- g-gu alternation
- perseguires infinitive second-person singular
- perseguirmos first-person infinitive plural
- perseguirdes infinitive plural second-person
- perseguirem infinitive plural third-person
- perseguindo gerund
- perseguidos masculine participle past
- perseguida feminine participle past
- perseguidas feminine participle past
- persegues indicative present second-person
- perseguimos first-person indicative plural
- perseguis indicative plural present
- perseguem indicative plural present
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perseguir?
- Brazil /peʁ.seˈɡi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [peh.seˈɡi(h)]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
perseguir appears 8.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).