poursuivront

Poursuivront is the third person plural form of the French verb poursuivre in the simple future tense. It translates as “they will pursue” and can also convey “they will continue to pursue” depending on the context. The verb poursuivre has senses including to pursue or chase, to continue a course of action, and to prosecute legally, among others.

Origin and formation: Poursuivre comes from Old French poursuivre, which in turn derives from Latin prosecutus, from pro-sequi “to follow forth.” In the future simple, French forms the tense by adding the standard endings to the stem after dropping the final -e for most -re verbs, yielding poursuivre → poursuivr- + ont = poursuivront. The full set of future forms for this verb is je poursuivrai, tu poursuivras, il poursuivra, nous poursuivrons, vous poursuivrez, ils poursuivront.

Usage: Poursuivront is used when the subject is they and the action is expected to occur in the future. Examples: Ils poursuivront leurs recherches malgré les obstacles. Les autorités poursuivront l’enquête jusqu’au bout. In legal language, one might say: Ils poursuivront en justice ceux qui ont violé le contrat.

See also: poursuivre. Conjugation and usage of related French verbs can provide further context for understanding this form.