pursuit

pur·suit  (pr-st)

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.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman pursuite, from pursure, to pursue; see pursue.]

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pursuit

Noun

1. the act of pursuing

2. an occupation or pastime

Thesaurus

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" chase, pursual, following 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" tracking, trailing - the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind shadowing, tailing - the act of following someone secretly stalking, stalk - the act of following prey stealthily
	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" pursuance, quest 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 avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, by-line, sideline 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" pastime, interest 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" avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, by-line, pursuit, sideline - an auxiliary activity

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pursuit

noun 1. quest, seeking, search, aim of, aspiration for, striving towards

2. pursuing, seeking, tracking, search, hunt, hunting, chase, trail, trailing

noun 3. occupation, activity, interest, line, pleasure, hobby, pastime, vocation

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An offensive operation designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it.

Translations

pursuit [pəˈsjuːt] n (= chase) → caza; [of pleasure etc] → busca (= occupation); actividad f;

in (the) pursuit of sth → en busca de algo

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pursuit [pəˈsjuːt] n → poursuite f (= occupation); occupation f, activité f;

scientific pursuits → recherches fpl scientifiques;

in (the) pursuit of sth → à la recherche de qch

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pursuit [pəˈsjuːt] pursue n (= chase) → Verfolgung f (= pastime); Beschäftigung f (fig);

pursuit of [of happiness etc] → Streben nt nach;

in pursuit of pursue (person, car etc) → auf der Jagd nach (fig) (happiness etc) → im Streben nach

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pursuit [pəˈsjuːt] n → inseguimento (= occupation); occupazione f; attività f inv;

in (the) pursuit of sth → alla ricerca di qc;

scientific pursuits → ricerche fpl scientifiche