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- Dictionarypursuit/pəˈsjuːt/
noun
- 1. the action of pursuing someone or something: "the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird" Similar
- 2. an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one: "a whole range of leisure pursuits" Similar
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the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time: the pursuit of happiness. The company is ruthless in its pursuit of profit.
The meaning of PURSUIT is the act of pursuing. How to use pursuit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pursuit.
noun. the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox. Synonyms: hunt, chase. an effort to secure or attain; quest: the pursuit of happiness. Synonyms: search. any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily: literary pursuits. Synonyms: inclination, preoccupation, activity. pursuit. / pəˈsjuːt / noun.
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.
Definition of pursuit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A pursuit is a chase or a quest for something. When a guard runs after an escaping jewel thief, she's in pursuit — while the thief may have stolen the jewels because he was in pursuit of wealth.
n. 1. The act or an instance of chasing or pursuing: the pursuit of the suspect by the police. 2. The act of striving to gain or accomplish something: the pursuit of wealth; the pursuit of higher education. 3. An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.
PURSUIT definition: 1. an attempt to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time: 2…. Learn more.
pursuit meaning, definition, what is pursuit: when someone tries to get, achieve, or f...: Learn more.
[uncountable] the act of following or chasing someone We drove away with two police cars in pursuit (= following). I galloped off on my horse with Rosie in hot pursuit (= following quickly behind). [countable, usually plural] an activity that you do regularly, often for pleasure synonym hobby, pastime outdoor/leisure/artistic pursuits.
