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преследовал

was chasing, was pursuing, was persecuting, was harassing

p rʲ ɪ s ⁽ʲ ⁾ lʲ e d ə v ə ɫ → преследовать
пре very; completely or through + след to follow + ова forms verbs, often denoting an activity or relation + л past tense, masculine singular
verb · masculine singular · past indicative Rare #37,953
was chasing, was pursuing
RU: Пёс преследовал кошку по двору.
EN: The dog was chasing the cat around the yard.
was persecuting, was harassing Often used about authorities or people putting pressure on someone.
RU: Его преследовал начальник из-за ошибки.
EN: His boss was harassing him because of a mistake.
Conjugation of преследовать
Indicative past
преследовалпреследовали

Я преследовал тебя на велосипеде!

I chased you on my bike!

— Малена (2000)

Я вас не преследовал.

I wasn’t stalking you.

— Конформист (1971)

Том преследовал Мэри.

Tom chased Mary.

Он преследовал меня до сих пор.

He has been stalking me up until now.

— Звёздный путь 2: Гнев Хана (1982)

Полицейский преследовал вора.

The policeman was chasing the thief.

Sounds similar to

преследовать p rʲ ɪ s ⁽ʲ ⁾ lʲ e d ə v ə tʲ