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Definition of pursuit. 1. as in tracking. the act of going after or in the tracks of another the cat ran down the street with a pair of dogs in pursuit. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. tracking. tracing. chasing. pursuing. chase. search. trailing. tailing. shadowing. tagging. following. hounding. dogging. hot pursuit. track. path. trail.
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 union is on strike in pursuit of (= trying to achieve) a ten percent pay increase. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
an attempt to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time: the pursuit of pleasure. He left his native country in pursuit of freedom. pursuit noun [U] (FOLLOWING) the act of following someone or something to try to catch them: The police are in pursuit of a 25-year-old murder suspect.
Definitions of pursuit. noun. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture. “the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit ” synonyms: chase, following, pursual. see more. noun. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria. “the pursuit of love” synonyms: pursuance, quest. see more. noun. an auxiliary activity.
pursuit. noun. /pəˈsjuːt/. /pərˈsuːt/. [uncountable] the act of looking for or trying to get something. pursuit of something the pursuit of happiness/knowledge/profit. in pursuit of something She travelled the world in pursuit of her dreams. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
2 days ago · 1. uncountable 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. ...a young man whose relentless pursuit of excellence is conducted with determination. [ + of] ...individuals who impoverish their families in pursuit of some dream.
pursue somebody/something to follow or chase someone or something, especially in order to catch them She left the theater, hotly pursued by the press. Police pursued the car at high speed. Jake has been pursuing her (= trying to have a relationship with her) for months. See pursue in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
