pursuit
Americannoun
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the act of pursuing.
in pursuit of the fox.
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an effort to secure or attain; quest.
the pursuit of happiness.
- Synonyms:
- search
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any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily.
literary pursuits.
- Synonyms:
- inclination, preoccupation, activity
noun
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the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after
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( as modifier )
a pursuit plane
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an occupation, hobby, or pastime
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(in cycling) a race in which the riders set off at intervals along the track and attempt to overtake each other
Etymology
Origin of pursuit
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French purseute, from Vulgar Latin prōsequita (unrecorded), from Latin prōsecūta, feminine of prōsecūtus “followed,” past participle of prōsequī “to follow, continue”; pursue
Example Sentences
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The goal is capital gain, and there’s nothing and no one that can’t be quite literally massaged in the pursuit of that target.
From Salon
Mr. James’s pursuit of intellectual purpose is affecting, especially as he encounters books that have been childhood favorites for many readers.
Netflix, meanwhile, now needs to convince investors that its pursuit of Warner wasn’t coming from a place of weakness.
Energy Transfer, however, continued its legal pursuit of Greenpeace.
From Barron's
Warner’s reversal is the latest twist in Hollywood’s biggest auction in years — and five months after Paramount Chairman David Ellison began his dogged pursuit of the larger media company.
From Los Angeles Times
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