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PURSUIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
Example:
the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
Synonyms:
chase; following; pursual; pursuit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pursuit" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pursuit"):
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)
stalk; stalking (the act of following prey stealthily)
Derivation:
pursue (follow in or as if in pursuit)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
Example:
they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pursuit" is a kind of...):
diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pursuit"):
avocation; by-line; hobby; pursuit; sideline; spare-time activity (an auxiliary activity)
Derivation:
pursue (carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An auxiliary activity
Synonyms:
avocation; by-line; hobby; pursuit; sideline; spare-time activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("pursuit" is a kind of...):
interest; pastime; pursuit (a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pursuit"):
spelaeology; speleology (the pastime of exploring caves)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
Example:
a quest for wealth
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pursuit" is a kind of...):
search (the examination of alternative hypotheses)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pursuit"):
wild-goose chase (the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable)
Derivation:
pursue (go in search of or hunt for)
Context examples:
As for Buck, wearying of the pursuit, he returned to the desolated camp.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
With the death of Garcia, the pursuit might cease, since such a death might frighten others from the task.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Mary was the only daughter who remained at home; and she was necessarily drawn from the pursuit of accomplishments by Mrs. Bennet's being quite unable to sit alone.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
And never did it flag in its pursuit of him.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
I shall not lose you so soon, and Edward will have greater opportunity of improving that natural taste for your favourite pursuit which must be so indispensably necessary to your future felicity.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
He does not let business wean him from the little cares and duties that affect us all, and I try not to let domestic worries destroy my interest in his pursuits.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
It will also help you with immigration matters, a legal case, an academic pursuit, or media projects, for all relate to your solar ninth house.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
One of the others who was nearest the door leaped up and started in pursuit.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
In the pursuit of which, by thrift and management, I might reasonably expect, in about two hundred years, to be the wealthiest man in the kingdom.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
He could joyfully have spent all his waking hours upon any one of his pursuits.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
