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Webster 1913 Edition
Pursuit
1.
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. Clarendon.
Weak we are, and can not shun
pursuit
. Shakespeare
2.
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.3.
Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end;
as, mercantile
pursuits
; a literary pursuit
.4.
(Law)
Prosecution.
[Obs.]
That
pursuit
for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court. Fuller.
Curve of pursuit
(Geom.)
, a curve described by a point which is at each instant moving towards a second point, which is itself moving according to some specified law.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pursuit
PURSUIT
,Noun.
1.
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; the pursuit of power, of honor, of distinction, of a phantom.2.
Proceeding; course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to some end; as mercantile pursuits; literary pursuits.3.
Prosecution; continuance of endeavor.Definition 2024
pursuit
pursuit
English
Alternative forms
- pursuite (obsolete)
Noun
pursuit (plural pursuits)
- The act of pursuing.
- Unremitting pursuit of wealth doesn't bring happiness, particularly if successful.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- Mother […] considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.
- 2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2-0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
- Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena.
- A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
- (cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
- (law, obsolete) prosecution
- Fuller
- That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court.
- Fuller
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Translations
act of pursuing
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hobby or recreational activity
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