pursuant
That pursuesThat pursues.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» I have acted pursuant to your wishes.
Я действовал в соответствии с вашими пожеланиями. — Smoky
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesThat pursues.
In conformance to, or in agreement with; used with to.
gemäß
соотве́тствующийsootvétstvujuščij
(followed by ‘to’) in conformance to or agreement with
Examples
3 sentencesI have acted pursuant to your wishes.
ruЯ действовал в соответствии с вашими пожеланиями. — Smoky
Pursuant to this law, no one is allowed to kill, except in self-defense.
Pursuant to your complaint, we have opened an investigation into the alleged behavior of Dr. Thomas Jackson.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Anglo-Norman pursuant, present participle of pursure. Doublet of pursuivant.Anglo-Norman pursuant, present participle of pursure. Doublet of pursuivant.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more pursuant, most pursuant| Comparative | more pursuant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pursuant Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.