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pursuit

[per-soot]

noun

  1. the act of pursuing.

    in pursuit of the fox.

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  2. an effort to secure or attain; quest.

    the pursuit of happiness.

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

    literary pursuits.

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pursuit

/ əˈː /

noun

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

    2. ( as modifier )

      a pursuit plane

  1. an occupation, hobby, or pastime

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pursuit1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French purseute, from Vulgar Latin ōܾٲ (unrecorded), from Latin ōūٲ, feminine of ōūٳܲ “followed,” past participle of ōī “to follow, continue”; pursue
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pursuit1

C14: from Old French poursieute, from poursivre to prosecute, pursue
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County, encountering Garcia and other ICE chasers in hot pursuit of federal agents who constantly seemed one step ahead.

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"This violence threatens to derail the very pursuit of justice it claims to challenge."

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Sooner or later, the pursuit of the individual goal takes over, and the relationship ends up going sour.

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They are daring, adventurous, unafraid to lose in the pursuit of glory.

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In becoming the first man to win his first five Grand Slam singles finals in the Open era, Alcaraz ended Sinner's perfect record in major finals and his pursuit of a third-straight slam.

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