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- Dictionarypursuit/pəˈsjuːt/
noun
- 1. the action of pursuing someone or something: "the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird" Similar
- 2. an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one: "a whole range of leisure pursuits" Similar
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the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time: the pursuit of happiness. The company is ruthless in its pursuit of profit.
The meaning of PURSUIT is the act of pursuing. How to use pursuit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Pursuit.
noun. 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.
Your pursuit of something is your attempts at achieving it. If you do something in pursuit of a particular result, you do it in order to achieve that result. ...a young man whose relentless pursuit of excellence is conducted with determination.
noun. /pəˈsjuːt/. /pərˈsuːt/. [uncountable] the act of looking for or trying to get something. pursuit of something the pursuit of happiness/knowledge/profit. in pursuit of something She travelled the world in pursuit of her dreams. Extra Examples. He devoted his waking hours to the single-minded pursuit of his goal.
A pursuit is a chase or a quest for something. When a guard runs after an escaping jewel thief, she's in pursuit — while the thief may have stolen the jewels because he was in pursuit of wealth.
n. 1. The act or an instance of chasing or pursuing: the pursuit of the suspect by the police. 2. The act of striving to gain or accomplish something: the pursuit of wealth; the pursuit of higher education. 3. An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.
