pursuant C2+ Topic:Art & Music US /pɚˈsu.ənt/ UK /pəˈsjuː.ənt/ See IPA manual Freq #36723 Meanings 1 adj That pursues. 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Montmorency looked on for a moment, then, whistling softly to himself, turned his back on the table and strolled towards the window, avoiding Madame Nina's pursuant eye. 2 adj In conformance to, or in agreement with; used with to. And pursuant to this idea of a holiday, he insisted upon playing cards after we had eaten. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms pursuantly Related forms pursue Etymology Anglo-Norman pursuant, present participle of pursure. Doublet of pursuivant. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pursuant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pɚˈsu.ənt/ **IPA (UK):** /pəˈsjuː.ənt/ **Frequency rank:** 36723 ## Meanings 1. That pursues. 2. In conformance to, or in agreement with; used with to. ## Examples - 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Montmorency looked on for a moment, then, whistling softly to himself, turned his back on the table and strolled towards the window, avoiding Madame Nina's pursuant eye. - And pursuant to this idea of a holiday, he insisted upon playing cards after we had eaten. ## Derived Forms - pursuantly ## Related Forms - pursue ## Etymology Anglo-Norman pursuant, present participle of pursure. Doublet of pursuivant. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown