More or less - pursuing = chasing/following; hunting down implies rather more searching for the escaped criminal.
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- 19-Dec-2007, 09:57 #1
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The police are pursuing/hunting down the criminal The police are pursuing/hunting down the criminal who escaped from the prison the other day.
Do both "pursuing" and "hunting down" fit in the above and mean about the same? Thanks.
- 19-Dec-2007, 20:17 #2
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- 19-Dec-2007, 23:52 #3
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Re: The police are pursuing/hunting down the criminal Thanks, Anglika.
Originally Posted by Anglika 
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