pursuit B2 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure US /pɜːɹˈsuːt/ UK /pə(ɹ)ˈsjuːt/ See IPA manual Freq #6173 Meanings 1 noun The act of trying hard to achieve or get something. He gave up everything in his pursuit of fame. 2 noun The act of chasing someone or something to catch it. The thief started to run and the police took off in pursuit. 3 noun A hobby or activity that you do regularly for pleasure. Reading and gardening are her favourite pursuits. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the act of chasing someone... chasefollowing 3 noun · a hobby or activity that... pastimeinteresthobby Word family Forms pursuits Derived forms midpursuitmispursuitnonpursuitpursuiter Related forms pursue Common collocations hot pursuit Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English pursuyte, from Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”). pursuyte Middle English poursuite Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Entertainment & Leisure Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pursuit **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɜːɹˈsuːt/ **IPA (UK):** /pə(ɹ)ˈsjuːt/ **Frequency rank:** 6173 ## Meanings 1. The act of trying hard to achieve or get something. 2. The act of chasing someone or something to catch it. 3. A hobby or activity that you do regularly for pleasure. ## Examples - He gave up everything in his pursuit of fame. - The thief started to run and the police took off in pursuit. - Reading and gardening are her favourite pursuits. ## Derived Forms - midpursuit - mispursuit - nonpursuit - pursuiter ## Related Forms - pursue ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pursuyte - Root: poursuite ## Etymology From Middle English pursuyte, from Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”). ## AI Etymology Pursuit comes from Middle English pursuyte, from Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”). The historical chain includes pursuyte (Middle English), poursuite (Old French). In present-day English it covers the act of trying hard to achieve or get something, the act of chasing someone or something to catch it, and a hobby or activity that you do regularly for pleasure. The wider family includes derived forms such as midpursuit, mispursuit, nonpursuit, pursuiter and related forms such as pursue. ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure - Actions & Processes markdown