PURSUIT
\pəsˈuːt], \pəsˈuːt], \p_ə_s_ˈuː_t]\
Definitions of PURSUIT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
By Princeton University
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the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
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Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit.
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Prosecution.
By Oddity Software
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The act of following or seeking; chase; as, the pursuit of a thief; a following up for a purpose; as, in pursuit of one's business; occupation; as, business pursuits.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Act of following with haste, either for sport or in hostility;--chase as of gain or of an enemy - act of looking for or seeking ; search effort to reach or attain ; endeavour after;--prosecution ; continued exertion or effort ;-a man's business or occupation.
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