pursuit B2 Topic:Actions & Processes 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 Appears in Phrases (1) See all hot pursuit a close and determined chase after someone or something Adjective + noun Proverbs (1) See all Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness 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 Actions & Processes External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Actions & Processes markdown