pursuit

pursuit
noun
1 attempt to find sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ aggressive, dogged, relentless, single-minded, vigorous
▪ endless
▪

the endless pursuit of wealth

VERB + PURSUIT
▪ be engaged in
PREPOSITION
▪ in pursuit of
▪

people leaving their homes in pursuit of work

▪ pursuit of
▪

He is engaged in the ruthless pursuit of pleasure.

▪

He devoted his waking hours to the single-minded pursuit of his goal.

PHRASES
▪ the pursuit of excellence, happiness, knowledge, pleasure, truth, etc.
2 attempt to catch sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ close
▪ police
VERB + PURSUIT
▪ give (formal)
▪

The police gave pursuit.

▪ continue
▪ abandon
PREPOSITION
▪ in pursuit (of)
▪

Two boys ran past with a security guard in pursuit.

▪

The guard set off in pursuit of the thief.

PHRASES
▪ in close pursuit, in hot pursuit
▪

Away ran the deer, with the hunters in hot pursuit.

3 (usually pursuits) pastime
ADJECTIVE
▪ active, energetic
▪

active leisure pursuits

▪ leisure, recreational
▪ favourite/favorite (esp. BrE), popular
▪ individual
▪ academic, artistic, cultural, educational, intellectual, scholarly, spiritual
▪ country (BrE), outdoor, sporting (BrE)
▪ sexual (esp. AmE)
VERB + PURSUIT
▪ follow
▪

She has time now to follow her various artistic pursuits.


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  • Pursuit — Pur*suit , n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, v. t.] 1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pursuit — means act of trying or looking to catch something or somebody. It may refer to:* Pursuit (arcade game), a popular Atari game *Pursuit (Gladiators), an event in the television series Gladiators *Individual pursuit or team pursuit, two track… …   Wikipedia

  • pursuit — I (chase) noun chase, consectatio, effort to secure, hunt, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, probe, prosecution, quest, search, stalk, studium associated concepts: hot pursuit doctrine II (effort to secure) noun attem …   Law dictionary

  • pursuit — late 14c., persecution, from Anglo Fr. purseute, from O.Fr. porsuite (early 14c.), from porsivre (see PURSUE (Cf. pursue)). Meaning action of pursuit attested from early 15c.; sense of one s profession, recreation, etc. first recorded 1520s …   Etymology dictionary

  • pursuit — [n1] chase, search following, going all out, hunt, hunting, inquiry, pursual, pursuance, pursuing, quest, reaching, seeking, stalk, tracking, trail, trailing; concept 207 Ant. retreat, surrender pursuit [n2] occupation, interest of person… …   New thesaurus

  • pursuit — calling, occupation, employment, *work, business …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pursuit — ► NOUN 1) the action of pursuing. 2) a recreational or sporting activity …   English terms dictionary

  • pursuit — [pər so͞ot′, pərsyo͞ot′] n. [ME purseute < OFr poursuite] 1. the act of pursuing 2. an occupation, career, interest, etc. to which one devotes time and energy …   English World dictionary

  • pursuit — [[t]pə(r)sju͟ːt, AM su͟ːt[/t]] pursuits 1) N UNCOUNT: N of n, oft in N of n Your pursuit of something is your attempts at achieving it. If you do something in pursuit of a particular result, you do it in order to achieve that result. ...a young… …   English dictionary

  • pursuit — pur|suit [ pər sjut ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of trying to achieve something: pursuit of: the pursuit of happiness in (the) pursuit of something: his single mindedness in the pursuit of his goals a ) the process of continuing with an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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