Difference between Pursuing and Following

What is the difference between Pursuing and Following?

Pursuing as a verb is to follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. while Following as an adjective is coming next, either in sequence or in time

Pursuing

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.

Example sentence: The world runs on individuals pursuing their self interests. The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus. Einstein didn't construct his theory under order from a, from a bureaucrat. Henry Ford didn't revolutionize the automobile industry that way.

Following

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Coming next, either in sequence or in timeAbout to be specifiedBlowing in the direction of travel

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage

Part of speech: preposition

Definition: after, subsequent to

Example sentence: In the jargon of American vaudeville, Professors Frisch and Tinbergen are a 'hard act to follow.' But then, all my life, I have been following such great scholars and policy advisors as these.

We hope you now know whether to use Pursuing or Following in your sentence.

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