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- DictionaryPur·suit/pərˈso͞ot/
noun
- 1. the action of following or pursuing someone or something: "the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird"
- 2. an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or athletic one: "a whole range of leisure pursuits"
3 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.
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. see less. types: tracking, trailing. the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind.
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.
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.
[countable, usually plural] an activity that you do regularly, often for pleasure synonym hobby, pastime outdoor/leisure/artistic pursuits. See pursuit in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: pursuit. Definition of pursuit noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
[ per- soot ] show ipa. See synonyms for pursuit on Thesaurus.com. noun. the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox. an effort to secure or attain; quest: the pursuit of happiness. any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily: literary pursuits. See more. Recommended videos. Powered by AnyClip.
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.
