perseguir
/peɾseˈɡiɾ/ · A2 · verb
to pursue, to chase, to go after
🐕🐈 per + seguir = follow all the way through; cousin of English persecute
From Latin persequi: per (thoroughly) + sequi (to follow), the same root as seguir, sequence and pursue. To perseguir is to follow something without letting up. It conjugates like seguir: persigo, persigues.