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pursuit

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pə^rˈsjuːt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɚˈsut/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pər so̅o̅t′)

pur•suit /pɚˈsut/USA pronunciation n.

the act of pursuing:[uncountable]raced in pursuit of the thief.
an occupation or pastime that one regularly engages in:[countable]literary pursuits.

Idioms

in hot pursuit, actively pursuing or chasing, and close to catching up to someone.

See -seq-.

pur•suit (pər so̅o̅t′),USA pronunciation n.

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.

Anglo-French purseute
Middle English 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

pursuit /pəˈsjuːt/ n

- the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after
- (as modifier): a pursuit plane
an occupation, hobby, or pastime
(in cycling) a race in which the riders set off at intervals along the track and attempt to overtake each other

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French poursieute, from poursivre to prosecute, pursue

'pursuit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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Synonyms: following, pursuing, chase, dogging, tailing, more...

Collocations: in pursuit of his [career, life] goals, the [police, cops] are in hot pursuit (of), in hot pursuit of the [criminal, kidnapper], more...

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