pursuit
11pursuit — 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… …
12pursuit */*/ — UK [pə(r)ˈsjuːt] / US [pərˈsut] noun Word forms pursuit : singular pursuit plural pursuits 1) [uncountable] the process of trying to achieve something pursuit of: the pursuit of happiness in (the) pursuit of something: his single mindedness in… …
13Pursuit — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Purpose in action. < N PARAG:Pursuit >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pursuit pursuit Sgm: N 1 pursuing pursuing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 prosecution prosecution Sgm: N 1 pursuance pursuance Sgm: N 1 enterprise …
14pursuit — n. chase 1) dogged, relentless; hot pursuit 2) in pursuit of (in hot pursuit of the terrorists) hobby 3) one s favorite pursuit * * * [pə sjuːt] hot pursuit relentless [ chase ] dogged [ hobby ] one s favorite pursuit in pursuit of (in hot… …
15pursuit — pur|suit [pəˈsju:t US pərˈsu:t] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: poursuite, from poursuir; PURSUE] 1.) [U] when someone tries to get, achieve, or find something in a determined way →↑persue pursuit of ▪ the pursuit of liberty and… …
16pursuit — noun 1 (singular) the act of trying to achieve something in a determined way (+ of): the right of all people to the pursuit of liberty and happiness | in pursuit of (=while trying to get): I m always amazed at the things people do in pursuit of… …
17Pursuit — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Pursuit Produktionsland USA …
18pursuit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of following Nouns 1. pursuit; pursuing, prosecution; pursuance; enterprise (see undertaking, business); adventure, quest, inquiry; hue and cry; game, hobby. Slang, headhunting. See sequence, sex. 2 …
19pursuit — /pəˈsjut / (say puh syooht) noun 1. the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox. 2. the effort to secure; quest: the pursuit of happiness. 3. any occupation, pastime, or the like, regularly or customarily pursued: literary pursuits. 4. Cycling a… …
20pursuit — /peuhr sooht /, n. 1. the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox. 2. an effort to secure or attain; quest: the pursuit of happiness. 3. any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily: literary pursuits …
