Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to prosecute
Participle: prosecuted
Gerund: prosecuting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | prosecute |
| you | prosecute |
| he;she;it | prosecutes |
| we | prosecute |
| you | prosecute |
| they | prosecute |
Perfect
| I | have prosecuted |
| you | have prosecuted |
| he;she;it | has prosecuted |
| we | have prosecuted |
| you | have prosecuted |
| they | have prosecuted |
Past
| I | prosecuted |
| you | prosecuted |
| he;she;it | prosecuted |
| we | prosecuted |
| you | prosecuted |
| they | prosecuted |
Pluperfect
| I | had prosecuted |
| you | had prosecuted |
| he;she;it | had prosecuted |
| we | had prosecuted |
| you | had prosecuted |
| they | had prosecuted |
Future
| I | will prosecute |
| you | will prosecute |
| he;she;it | will prosecute |
| we | will prosecute |
| you | will prosecute |
| they | will prosecute |
Future Perfect
| I | will have prosecuted |
| you | will have prosecuted |
| he;she;it | will have prosecuted |
| we | will have prosecuted |
| you | will have prosecuted |
| they | will have prosecuted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | prosecute |
| you | prosecute |
| he;she;it | prosecute |
| we | prosecute |
| you | prosecute |
| they | prosecute |
Perfect
| I | have prosecuted |
| you | have prosecuted |
| he;she;it | have prosecuted |
| we | have prosecuted |
| you | have prosecuted |
| they | have prosecuted |
Imperfect
| I | prosecuted |
| you | prosecuted |
| he;she;it | prosecuted |
| we | prosecuted |
| you | prosecuted |
| they | prosecuted |
Pluperfect
| I | had prosecuted |
| you | had prosecuted |
| he;she;it | had prosecuted |
| we | had prosecuted |
| you | had prosecuted |
| they | had prosecuted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would prosecute |
| you | would prosecute |
| he;she;it | would prosecute |
| we | would prosecute |
| you | would prosecute |
| they | would prosecute |
Perfect
| I | would have prosecuted |
| you | would have prosecuted |
| he;she;it | would have prosecuted |
| we | would have prosecuted |
| you | would have prosecuted |
| they | would have prosecuted |
Imperative
| you | prosecute |
| we | Let's prosecute |
| you | prosecute |
Verbs conjugated like 'prosecute'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'prosecute'
persecute,
prosect,
proselyte,
reprosecute,
consecute,
crosscut,
precure,
precut,
procure,
profect,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin prōsecūtus, perfect participle of prōsequor. Doublet of pursue, from Old French. Compare also persecute.
Sample Sentences
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to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a riot
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To acquit themſelves and proſecute their foes [1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 56, line 898:]
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The Vigilante is prosecuted in Federal Court under a lynch bill and winds up in a Federal Nut House specially designed for the containment of ghosts […] [1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, page 8:]
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to prosecute a right or a claim in a court of law
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to prosecute a scheme, hope, or an investigation
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I am beloved of beauteous Hermia; / Why should not I, then, prosecute my right? [c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:]
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Nor do we believe that a country that prosecuted two wars in China in the 19th century to force the Chinese to accept opium imports has any moral right to lecture Asians on drugs. [2022 October 22, “Ministry of Home Affairs' Response to Sir Richard Branson's Blog Post on 10 October 2022”, in Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore):]