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Definition of Pursuit

1. Noun. The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture. "The culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

2. Noun. A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria. "A quest for wealth"

3. Noun. An auxiliary activity.

4. Noun. A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly). "They criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

Definition of Pursuit

1. n. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy.

Definition of Pursuit

1. Noun. The act of pursuing. ¹

2. Noun. A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly. ¹

3. Noun. (cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pursuit

1. the act of pursuing [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pursuit

pursuant(p) pursuantly pursuaunt pursue pursued pursuee pursuees pursuer pursuers pursues

pursuest pursueth pursuing pursuingly pursuings pursuit (current term) pursuite pursuiter pursuites pursuits

pursuivant pursuivants pursy purtenance purtenances purtier purtiest purtraid purtrayd purty

Literary usage of Pursuit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire by Edward Gibbon (1862)
"At the head of four thousand horse, in the disguise of Christian Arabs, Caled undertook the pursuit. They halted only for the ..."

2. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1851)
"pursuit of the exiles.—Death of the Caliph Abu Beker. IT is recorded that Derar gnashed his teeth with rage at seeing the multitude of exiles departing in ..."

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