pursuit

nounB2 · Upper-intermediate

The act of trying to get or do something.

Meanings of «pursuit»

1 · noun

the act of trying to get or do something

Her pursuit of a medical degree took many years.

2 · noun

the act of following someone to catch them

The police began a high-speed pursuit through the city.

Similar: chase hunttracking down

Translation

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«pursuit» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

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ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

something you do for fun or interest

activityanything you do, for fun or workThe hotel offers many activities for children.

pastimesomething you do for fun in your free timeReading is her favorite pastime.

pursuitformalan activity you follow with real interestGolf is a popular leisure pursuit.

Word family

pursue B1 · verbpursuit B2 · nounpursuer C1 · noun

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