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   pursuit

   /pəˈsjuːt/

   noun

   • 1. the action of pursuing someone or something: "the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird" Similar chasingpursuingstalkingtrackingtrailingshadowingdogginghoundingchase afterhunt forinformal:tailingstriving towardspush towardsaspiration forquest after/forsearch foraim ofgoal ofobjective ofdream of
   • ▪ a cycling race in which competitors set off from different parts of a track and attempt to overtake one another: "the Olympic pursuit champion"
   • ▪ the action of the eye in following a moving object.
   • 2. an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one: "a whole range of leisure pursuits" Similar activityleisure activityleisure pursuitleisure interesthobbypastimediversionavocationrecreationrelaxationdivertissementsidelineentertainmentamusementsportgameoccupationtradecallingvocationcraftbusinesslineworkjobemployment

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French purseute ‘following after’, from pursuer (see pursue). Early senses included ‘persecution, annoyance’ and in legal contexts ‘petition, prosecution’.

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