Pursuance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚsˈuːəns/

🇬🇧British English

/pəsjˈuːəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəsjˈuːəns/

2 syllables Say it as /pɚsˈuːəns/.

Examples

the pursuit of love
life is more than the pursuance of fame
a quest for wealth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prosecution pursuit quest

Parts of Speech

noun	a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria “the pursuit of love”
noun	the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion

Word Forms

pursue	verb	go in search of or hunt for
prosecute	verb	carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verfolgung

eine Suche nach einer Alternative, die kognitive Kriterien erfüllt

🇫🇷French

poursuite

une recherche d’une alternative répondant à des critères cognitifs

🇪🇸Spanish

ejecución

una búsqueda de una alternativa que cumpla con los criterios cognitivos

🇮🇹Italian

perseguimento

la ricerca di un’alternativa che soddisfi i criteri cognitivi

🇳🇱Dutch

nastreven

een zoektocht naar een alternatief dat aan cognitieve criteria voldoet

🇵🇹Portuguese

prosseguimento

uma busca por uma alternativa que atenda aos critérios cognitivos

🇷🇺Russian

преследование

поиск альтернативы, отвечающей когнитивным критериям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुसरण

एक ऐसे विकल्प की खोज जो संज्ञानात्मक मानदंडों को पूरा करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুসরণ

একটি বিকল্পের জন্য অনুসন্ধান যা জ্ঞানীয় মানদণ্ড পূরণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்தொடர்தல்

அறிவாற்றல் அளவுகோல்களை சந்திக்கும் மாற்றுக்கான தேடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుసరించడం

అభిజ్ఞా ప్రమాణాలకు అనుగుణంగా ఉండే ప్రత్యామ్నాయం కోసం అన్వేషణ

🇮🇳Marathi

पाठपुरावा

संज्ञानात्मक निकष पूर्ण करणाऱ्या पर्यायाचा शोध

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુસરણ

જ્ઞાનાત્મક માપદંડોને પૂર્ણ કરતા વિકલ્પની શોધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಸರಣೆ

ಅರಿವಿನ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವ ಪರ್ಯಾಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹುಡುಕಾಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്തുടരൽ

വൈജ്ഞാനിക മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങൾ പാലിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ബദലിനായുള്ള തിരയൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿੱਛਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ ਜੋ ਬੋਧਾਤਮਕ ਮਾਪਦੰਡਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعاقب

ایک متبادل کی تلاش جو علمی معیار پر پورا اترے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

追求

寻找符合认知标准的替代方案

🇯🇵Japanese

追求

認知基準を満たす代替手段の検索

🇰🇷Korean

추구

인지적 기준을 충족하는 대안을 찾는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự theo đuổi

tìm kiếm một giải pháp thay thế đáp ứng tiêu chí nhận thức

🇹🇭Thai

การปฏิบัติตาม

การค้นหาทางเลือกอื่นที่ตรงตามเกณฑ์การรับรู้

🇮🇩Indonesian

hal melakukan

pencarian alternatif yang memenuhi kriteria kognitif

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsunod

isang paghahanap para sa isang alternatibo na nakakatugon sa mga pamantayang nagbibigay-malay

🇲🇾Malay

pengejaran

pencarian alternatif yang memenuhi kriteria kognitif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنفيذ

البحث عن بديل يلبي المعايير المعرفية

🇮🇷Persian

پیگیری

جستجو برای جایگزینی که معیارهای شناختی را برآورده کند

🇹🇷Turkish

takip

bilişsel kriterleri karşılayan bir alternatif arayışı

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּצוּעַ

חיפוש אחר אלטרנטיבה העונה על קריטריונים קוגניטיביים

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