Pursuit meaning
The act of pursuing.
noun
The act or an instance of chasing or pursuing.
The pursuit of the suspect by the police.
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An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.
noun
An occupation, career, interest, etc. to which one devotes time and energy.
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Pursuit is the act of following something, either to catch it or to engage in a specific activity.
An example of pursuit is the quest for happiness.
An example of pursuit is when you chase behind someone to try to catch him.
An example of pursuit is playing tennis, which is a leisure pursuit.
noun
The act of pursuing.
Unremitting pursuit of wealth doesn't bring happiness, particularly if successful.
noun
(cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
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The act of striving to gain or accomplish something.
The pursuit of wealth; the pursuit of higher education.
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Origin of pursuit
- Middle English from Anglo-Norman pursuite from pursure to pursue pursue
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue").
From Wiktionary