Pursuit — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɚsˈuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/pəsˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəsˈuːt/

2 syllables Say it as /pɚsˈuːt/.

Examples

the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
the pursuit of love
life is more than the pursuance of fame

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pursual sideline pastime avocation quest pursuance spare-time activity interest chase following hobby by-line

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture “the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit”
noun	a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria “the pursuit of love”
noun	an auxiliary activity
noun	a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) “sailing is her favorite pastime”

Word Forms

pursue	verb	follow in or as if in pursuit
chase	verb	pursue someone sexually or romantically
follow	verb	follow in or as if in pursuit
avocational	adjective	of or involved in an avocation
hobbyist	noun	a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verfolgen

der Akt des Verfolgens mit dem Ziel, zu überholen oder zu erobern

🇫🇷French

poursuite

l'acte de poursuivre dans le but de dépasser ou de capturer

🇪🇸Spanish

buscar

el acto de perseguir en un esfuerzo por alcanzar o capturar

🇮🇹Italian

inseguimento

l'atto di inseguire nel tentativo di sorpassare o catturare

🇳🇱Dutch

nastreven

de handeling van het achtervolgen in een poging in te halen of te vangen

🇵🇹Portuguese

perseguir

o ato de perseguir em um esforço para ultrapassar ou capturar

🇷🇺Russian

преследование

преследование с целью догнать или захватить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काम

आगे निकलने या कब्ज़ा करने के प्रयास में पीछा करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

সাধনা

ওভারটেক বা ক্যাপচার করার প্রচেষ্টায় অনুসরণ করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

நாட்டம்

முந்த அல்லது கைப்பற்றும் முயற்சியில் தொடரும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముసుగులో

అధిగమించే లేదా పట్టుకునే ప్రయత్నంలో అనుసరించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

पाठपुरावा

मागे टाकण्याच्या किंवा पकडण्याच्या प्रयत्नात पाठपुरावा करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

પીછો

આગળ નીકળી જવા અથવા પકડવાના પ્રયાસમાં પીછો કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನ್ವೇಷಣೆ

ಹಿಂದಿಕ್ಕುವ ಅಥವಾ ಸೆರೆಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ಅನುಸರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്തുടരൽ

മറികടക്കുന്നതിനോ പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള ശ്രമത്തിൽ പിന്തുടരുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿੱਛਾ

ਅੱਗੇ ਨਿਕਲਣ ਜਾਂ ਫੜਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਿੱਛਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعاقب

آگے نکلنے یا پکڑنے کی کوشش میں تعاقب کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

追求

试图超越或捕获的追击行为

🇯🇵Japanese

追跡

追い越すか捕らえようとして追いかける行為

🇰🇷Korean

추구

추월하거나 포획하기 위해 추격하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

theo đuổi

hành động theo đuổi trong nỗ lực vượt qua hoặc bắt giữ

🇹🇭Thai

การแสวงหา

การกระทำเพื่อพยายามแซงหรือยึด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengejaran

tindakan mengejar dalam upaya menyalip atau menangkap

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtugis

ang pagkilos ng paghabol sa pagsisikap na maabutan o mahuli

🇲🇾Malay

mengejar

tindakan mengejar dalam usaha untuk memintas atau menangkap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سعي

فعل المتابعة في محاولة للتجاوز أو الاستيلاء

🇮🇷Persian

تعقیب

عمل تعقیب در تلاش برای سبقت گرفتن یا گرفتن

🇹🇷Turkish

kovalama

sollamak veya yakalamak için takip etme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִרדָף

פעולת הרדיפה במאמץ לעקוף או ללכוד

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The primary meaning of 'pursuit' is 'the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture'.

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Using 'pursuit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pursuit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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