пресле́довать

fairly common #2078C2

verbimperfective

1.
to pursue, to chase, to run after
Поли́ция пресле́довала граби́теля по у́лице.
The police were chasing the robber down the street.
2.
to persecute
В те го́ды люде́й пресле́довали за ве́ру.
In those years people were persecuted for their faith.
3.
to haunt
Э́та мысль пресле́дует меня́ уже́ неде́лю.
This thought has been haunting me for a week now.
Subject is a thought, image, memory or fear.
4.
to pursue (a goal)
Каку́ю цель вы пресле́дуете?
What goal are you pursuing?
5.
to prosecutelaw
За э́то пресле́дуют по зако́ну.
You can be prosecuted for that.
Usually in the phrase преследовать по закону / в судебном порядке.

Examples

Они пресле́дуют граби́теля.
They are pursuing the robber.
Они пресле́довали челове́ка, чтобы арестова́ть его.
They chased the man to arrest him.
Тома пресле́довали де́моны про́шлого.
Tom was haunted by the demons of his past.
Хва́тит меня пресле́довать.
Stop following me.
Меня кто-то пресле́дует.
Somebody's following me.
Го́нчие пресле́дуют лиси́цу.
The hounds are in pursuit of the fox.
Почему вы нас пресле́дуете?
Why are you following us?
Почему ты нас пресле́дуешь?
Why are you following us?

Imperative
ты	пресле́дуй
вы	пресле́дуйте

Active present	пресле́дующий	chasing, pursuing, following
Active past	пресле́довавший	pursuing, persecuting, chasing, following
Passive present	пресле́дуемый	pursued, chased, hunted
Passive past	преследованный	persecuted, pursued, haunted
Gerund present	пресле́дуя	while doing (present)
Gerund past	преследовавши	while doing (past)

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Verb	Prefix	Meaning
пресле́довать	пре-	to pursue; to persecute; to haunt; to pursue (a goal); to prosecute
преследоваться	пре-	to be prosecuted; to be persecuted; to be chased

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