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prosecuteprosecute /ˈprɑsəˌkyut/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYprosecuteOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin, past participle of prosequi to follow and try to catch VERB TABLEprosecute |
| Present | I, you, we, they | prosecute | | he, she, it | prosecutes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | prosecuted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have prosecuted | | he, she, it | has prosecuted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had prosecuted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will prosecute | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have prosecuted |
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| Present | I | am prosecuting | | he, she, it | is prosecuting | | you, we, they | are prosecuting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was prosecuting | | you, we, they | were prosecuting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been prosecuting | | he, she, it | has been prosecuting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been prosecuting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be prosecuting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been prosecuting |
► prosecute somebody under a law/Act etc. Only five people have been prosecuted under this law. ► prosecute the case Who is going to prosecute the case? 1[intransitive, transitive] law to officially try to show in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime: Shoplifters will be prosecuted.prosecute somebody for (doing) something He is being prosecuted for assault.prosecute somebody under a law/Act etc. Only five people have been prosecuted under this law.2[intransitive, transitive] law if a lawyer prosecutes someone or a case, it is his or her job to try to prove that the person is guilty of a crime OPP defend: Who is going to prosecute the case?3[transitive] formal to continue doing something, usually until it is finished: We will continue to prosecute the war. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin, past participle of prosequi to follow and try to catch] |