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pursuit Definition:
- Pursuit may refer to:
| Pursuit (v. t.) The act of following or going after |
| Pursuit (v. t.) A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain |
| Pursuit (v. t.) Course of business or occupation |
| Pursuit (v. t.) Prosecution. |
| pursuit / chase / pursual / following the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture, "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" |
| pastime / interest pursuit a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly), "sailing is her favorite pastime", "his main pastime is gambling", "he counts reading among his interests", "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" |
| avocation / by-line / hobby / pursuit sideline / spare-time activity an auxiliary activity |
| right to the pursuit of happiness the right to try to find happiness |
| pursuit / pursuance / quest a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria, "the pursuit of love", "life is more than the pursuance of fame", "a quest for wealth" |
pursuit Synonyme:
| pursuit accomplishment activity aim area art avocation bag business butt by-end by-purpose calling career career building careerism chasing chevy chivy craft cup of tea destination dogging employment end end in view field final cause following forte game goal handicraft heeling hobby hounding hunt hunting interest job lifework line line of business line of work long suit looking for main interest manner mark metier mission mystery number object object in mind objective obtaining occupation pastime pet subject practice prey profession pursual pursuance pursuing quarry quest quintain racket reaching reason for being search searching seeking sequel sequence series shadowing specialism speciality specialization specialty stalking strong point style tailing target technicality teleology thing tracing tracking trade trailing type ultimate aim vocation walk walk of life way weakness work |