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Definitions for Pursuit
[1] the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
[2] an effort to secure or attain; quest: the pursuit of happiness.
[3] any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily: literary pursuits.
[4] the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after (as modifier ) a pursuit plane
[5] an occupation, hobby, or pastime
[6] (in cycling) a race in which the riders set off at intervals along the track and attempt to overtake each other
Words related to Pursuit
hunt, quest, inquiry, career, undertaking, accomplishment, occupation, activity, hunting, seeking, trail, stalk, following, trailing, tracking, pursuance, do, business, work, hang
Words nearby Pursuit
purslane family, pursuance, pursuant, pursue, pursuer, pursuit, pursuit plane, pursuivant, pursy, purtenance, purty
Origin of Pursuit
1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French purseute ≪ Vulgar Latin *prōsequita for Latin prōsecūta, feminine of prōsecūtus, past participle of prōsequī to pursue; cf. suit
Word origin for Pursuit
C14: from Old French poursieute, from poursivre to prosecute, pursue
Synonyms for Pursuit
hunt, inquiry, quest, following, hunting, pursual, pursuance, reaching, seeking, stalk, tracking, trail, trailing, going all out, pursuing