pursuit

Speech parts

1. pursuit - Noun

2. pursuit - Verb

Meaning

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.

A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure.

Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit.

Prosecution.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chase interest quest hobby pastime avocation pursuance following business trade career activity occupation mission goal
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Antonyms

kip spring break work game find playtime
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Hypernyms

interest move movement motion search recreation

Hyponyms

suit tracking trailing hobby stalk stalking

Related terms

pursue

Phrases with the word

in pursuit in pursuit of in hot pursuit leisure pursuit pursuit of pleasure antonym pursuit

Examples

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue. Barry Goldwater

The pursuit of peace and progress cannot end in a few years in either victory or defeat. The pursuit of peace and progress, with its trials and its errors, its successes and its setbacks, can never be relaxed and never abandoned. Dag Hammarskjöld

The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward. John Maynard Keynes

The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds. Kiganda Proverb

He has gone in pursuit of the birds of the sea. Xhosa Proverb

The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

pursuer pursuing pursuingly pursuit curve pursuit of game animals pursuit of pleasure