追う

(1) 探しに行く、または求める(go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby")(go in search of or hunt for)

⇒趣味を追求する(go in search of or hunt for)

(2) 得る、または達しようとする(try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness")(try to get or reach)

⇒幸福を求める(try to get or reach)

(3) 後ろを行き、後を追い、後に来る(to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum")(to travel behind, go after, come after)

⇒博物館ではガイドについて来てください(to travel behind, go after, come after)

(4) 強制的にさせる、強要する、執拗に促す、高圧的な圧力をかける、あるいは強く刺激する(to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion")(to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly)

⇒彼女は情熱によって駆り立てられる(to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly)

(5) 性的に、または、ロマンチックに、誰かを追いかける(pursue someone sexually or romantically)

(6) 目または心で追う(follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars")(follow with the eyes or the mind)

⇒彼女は、双眼鏡を使って、男性を追跡した(follow with the eyes or the mind)

(7) ある物の進展の経過を追う、発見する、または突き止める(follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress")(follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something)

⇒密接に、経済発展がキューバであることにならなければなりません；学生の進歩をたどる(follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something)