Pursuit Meaning
/pəˈsjuːt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of pursuing.
nounA hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
Sentence Examples
We are all in daily pursuit of happiness.
After a short pursuit, the police caught him.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The police car was in hot ____ of the speeding motorcycle on the highway.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police car gave chase and the high-speed ____ lasted for twenty minutes before the suspect stopped.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English pursuyte, from Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres."
— 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
"Not only were Jupp Heynckes' team pacey in attack but they were relentless in their pursuit of the ball once they had lost it, and as the game wore on they merely increased their dominance as City wilted in the Allianz Arena."
— 2011 September 27, Alistair Magowan, “Bayern Munich 2-0 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
"The erosion of trust doesn't require intent, it only requires the blind pursuit of self-interest above all else."
— 2023 May 8, Charles Hugh Smith, Once Trust Has Been Lost, There's No Going Back:
"That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court."
— 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The police car was in hot ____ of the speeding motorcycle on the highway.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police car gave chase and the high-speed ____ lasted for twenty minutes before the suspect stopped.