pursuit

American  

[per-soot] / pərˈsut /

noun

1. the act of pursuing.

   in pursuit of the fox.

   Synonyms:

   hunt, chase

2. an effort to secure or attain; quest.

   the pursuit of happiness.

   Synonyms:

   search

3. any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily.

   literary pursuits.

   Synonyms:

   inclination, preoccupation, activity

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pursuit British  

/ pəˈsjuːt /

noun

1. 1. the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after

   2. ( as modifier )

      a pursuit plane

2. an occupation, hobby, or pastime

3. (in cycling) a race in which the riders set off at intervals along the track and attempt to overtake each other

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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

On 11 April, a police officer in a marked vehicle saw them "by chance" and began to follow them after one of them turned their head away after noticing her - leading to the police pursuit.

From BBC

The suit escalates Paramount’s pursuit of Warner and casts the spotlight on Warner’s stable of cable networks such as CNN and TNT.

From The Wall Street Journal

Suzanne Cherry, 62, died in hospital in April, four days after she was hit at Aston Wood Golf Club in Staffordshire by a grey Nissan, which had been involved in a police pursuit.

From BBC

In a tearful speech, she recalled her "tireless" pursuit early in her career to become a K-pop idol had ended with rejection and disappointment.

From BBC

Gregory Allen, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said CXMT’s pursuit of high-bandwidth memory for AI computing was particularly concerning.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• accomplishment
• activity
• career
• occupation
• undertaking