pur·suit (p r-s t )n. 1. The act or an instance of chasing or pursuing. 2. The act of striving: the pursuit of higher education. 3. An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman pursuite, from pursure, to pursue; see pursue.] |
pursuit [pəˈsjuːt]
n
1.
a. the act of pursuing, chasing, or striving after
b. (as modifier) a pursuit plane
2. (Non-sporting Hobbies / Other Non-sporting Hobbies) an occupation, hobby, or pastime
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Cycle Racing) (in cycling) a race in which the riders set off at intervals along the track and attempt to overtake each other
[from Old French poursieute, from poursivre to prosecute, pursue]
Pursuit
- (He was) after her like a hound after a deer —Harriet Beecher Stowe
- (He was) after it like a duck on a June bug —American colloquialism, attributed to the South
A twist on the duck/bug comparison is to be after something, “Like a pet coon into the churn.”
- (He was) after it like the stink after onion —American colloquialism, attributed to the South
- Chased him like a fox chases a turkey —Rosa Guy
- Chased me … like a kid after a fire truck —Irwin Shaw
- Follow after me like an old weasel tracing a rat —John M. Synge
In Synge’s script for The Playboy of the Western World, ‘weasel’ was spelled with the letter z.
- Follow each other like lemmings over the cliffs of Dover —Richard Hicks, about discount book sellers, Publishers’ Weekly, 1986
- Follow every lead like a lawyer building a case —Anon
- Followed her about like a little dog —William Makepeace Thackeray
- Followed him like a trained sleuth —Shelby Hearon
- Followed one another like insects going at dawn through the heavy grass —Eudora Welty
- Follow you around like flies —Gavin Lyall
- Haunted me like a passion —William Wordsworth
- Held on his trail like an old hound after his last coon —James Crumley
- Hounded him like bailiffs —Oakley Hall
- Looked for … like a bird looking for forage in a desert —Arthur A. Cohen
- Pursue as wolves pursue sheep —William Reese, a rare book dealer, quoted in Wall Street Journal article on how book collectors go after their finds, May 6, 1986
- [A disease] pursued him like a hobgoblin —Maurice Edelman
- Pursue as a male dog goes after a bitch in heat —Anon
- Pursuing him like a nemesis, like an unwanted, embarrassing relative —Donald McCaig
- Slivered after him like mercury —Wilfrid Sheed
- Sniff out like a terrier smells a rat —Basil Blackwell
- Tagging along [behind character in story] like an anthropologist tags along behind his Indian —Deborah Eisenberg
- Trailing … like a cape before a bull —Lawrence Durrell
- Trotting behind like a penny dog —Rita Mae Brown
- Will run him down like a greyhound catching a hare —George Garrett
- Would be on my back like a bad case of sunburn —Shelby Hearon
pursuit
- dachshund - German for "badger hound," from its original breeding purpose to pursue a badger (etc.) that has taken refuge in a burrow.
- invite - Comes from Latin invitare, from an Indo-European root meaning "to go after something, pursue with vigor, desire."
- logology - The pursuit of word puzzles; also the science of words.
- sue - From Latin sequi, "follow," it first meant "follow, go in pursuit of."
An offensive operation designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pursuit - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| 2. |  pursuit - 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"wild-goose chase - the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable search - the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful" | |
| 3. |  pursuit - an auxiliary activity pastime, pursuit, interest - 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" spelaeology, speleology - the pastime of exploring caves | |
| 4. |  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"diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
pursuit
Translations
pursuit [pəˈsjuːt]
A. N
1. (= chase) → caza f, persecución f (fig) [of pleasure, happiness, knowledge] → busca f, búsqueda f
the pursuit of wealth → el afán de riqueza
in (the) pursuit of sth/sb → en busca de algo/algn
to set out in pursuit of sb → salir en busca de algn
with two policemen in hot pursuit → con dos policías pisándole los talones
the pursuit of wealth → el afán de riqueza
in (the) pursuit of sth/sb → en busca de algo/algn
to set out in pursuit of sb → salir en busca de algn
with two policemen in hot pursuit → con dos policías pisándole los talones
2. (= occupation) outdoor pursuits → actividades fpl al aire libre
literary pursuits → intereses mpl literarios, actividades fpl literarias
leisure pursuits → pasatiempos mpl
literary pursuits → intereses mpl literarios, actividades fpl literarias
leisure pursuits → pasatiempos mpl
pursuit [pərˈsjuːt] n
(= seeking) the pursuit of sth [+ happiness, pleasure, excellence] → la quête de qch, la poursuite de qch
in pursuit of sth [+ happiness, pleasure] → en quête de qch
in pursuit of sth [+ happiness, pleasure] → en quête de qch
(= following) [person, car, animal] → poursuite f
in pursuit of sb/sth [+ person, car, animal] → à la poursuite de qn/qch
with sb in hot pursuit → avec qn sur ses talons, avec qn à ses trousses
to be in hot pursuit of sb → talonner qn
Rangers are in hot pursuit of Bayern Munich and Valencia → Les Rangers talonnent le Bayern et Valence.
in pursuit of sb/sth [+ person, car, animal] → à la poursuite de qn/qch
with sb in hot pursuit → avec qn sur ses talons, avec qn à ses trousses
to be in hot pursuit of sb → talonner qn
Rangers are in hot pursuit of Bayern Munich and Valencia → Les Rangers talonnent le Bayern et Valence.
(= pastime) → passe-temps m inv (= occupation) → activité f
leisure pursuits → activités de loisirs
outdoor pursuits → activités de plein air
scientific pursuits → recherches fpl scientifiques
leisure pursuits → activités de loisirs
outdoor pursuits → activités de plein air
scientific pursuits → recherches fpl scientifiques
pursuit
n
(= act of pursuing) (of person) → Verfolgung f (→ of +gen), → Jagd f (→ of auf +acc); (of knowledge) → Streben nt → (of nach), Trachten nt → (of nach); (of pleasure) → Jagd f → (of nach); (of happiness) → Streben nt → (of nach); he set off in pursuit (of her) → er rannte/fuhr (ihr) hinterher; to go in pursuit of somebody/something → sich auf die Jagd nach jdm/etw machen; hot pursuit (Mil) → Nacheile f; in hot pursuit of somebody → hart auf jds Fersen (dat); to set off/be in hot pursuit of somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache nachjagen; in hot pursuit of the thief → in wilder Jagd auf den Dieb; in (the) pursuit of his goal → in Verfolgung seines Ziels; Kissinger’s pursuit of peace → Kissingers Friedensbemühungen pl
(= occupation) → Beschäftigung f; (= hobby, pastime) → Freizeitbeschäftigung f, → Zeitvertreib m; his literary pursuits → seine Beschäftigung mit der Literatur
(Sport: also pursuit race) → Verfolgungsrennen nt
pursuit [pəˈsjuːt] n
a. (chase) → inseguimento (fig) (of pleasure, happiness, knowledge) → ricerca
in (the) pursuit of sb → all'inseguimento di qn
in (the) pursuit of sth → alla ricerca di qc
with two policemen in hot pursuit → con due poliziotti alle calcagna
in (the) pursuit of sb → all'inseguimento di qn
in (the) pursuit of sth → alla ricerca di qc
with two policemen in hot pursuit → con due poliziotti alle calcagna
b. (occupation) → attività f inv, occupazione f; (pastime) → svago, passatempo
scientific pursuits → ricerche fpl scientifiche
scientific pursuits → ricerche fpl scientifiche
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