how to pronounce poursuivre

/puʁ.sɥivʁ/

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poursuivre is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of poursuivre in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… pu rêver j'ai pu poursuivre mes rêves …”

meanings of poursuivre

verb:

To pursue, to chase.
To pursue, to persecute, to torment.
To continue.
To carry on, to continue what has been started.
To chase after each other.
To sue.

poursuivre frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word poursuivre occurs in french on average 37.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to poursuivre

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