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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See
     Pursue, v. t.]
     1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following
        with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase;
        prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an
        enemy. --Clarendon.
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              Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain;
        endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of
        knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment
        with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a
        literary pursuit.
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     4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.]
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              That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time
              did pertain to the spiritual court.   --Fuller.
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     Curve of pursuit (Geom.), a curve described by a point
        which is at each instant moving towards a second point,
        which is itself moving according to some specified law.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See
     Pursue, v. t.]
     1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following
        with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase;
        prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an
        enemy. --Clarendon.
  
              Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak.
  
     2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain;
        endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of
        knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure.
  
     3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment
        with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a
        literary pursuit.
  
     4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.]
  
              That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time
              did pertain to the spiritual court.   --Fuller.
  
     Curve of pursuit (Geom.), a curve described by a point
        which is at each instant moving towards a second point,
        which is itself moving according to some specified law.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pursuit
       n 1: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture;
            "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in
            pursuit" [syn: chase, following]
       2: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria;
          "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of
          fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: pursuance, quest]
       3: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually
          pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main
          pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his
          interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited
          pursuits" [syn: pastime, interest]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuit
     Αγγλικά n.
     η επιδίωξη, το κυνήγι, η αναζήτηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuit
     n.
     1 The act of pursuing.
     2 A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
     3 (lb en cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two
  opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch
  their opponents.
     4 (lb en legal obsolete) prosecution

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuit
     n.
     1 The act of pursuing.
     2 A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
     3 (lb en cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two
  opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch
  their opponents.
     4 (lb en legal obsolete) prosecution

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuit
     n.
     1 The act of pursuing.
     2 A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
     3 (lb en cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two
  opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch
  their opponents.
     4 (lb en legal obsolete) prosecution

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuit
     n.
     1 The act of pursuing.
     2 A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
     3 (lb en cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two
  opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch
  their opponents.
     4 (lb en legal obsolete) prosecution

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuit
     Englanti n.
     1 takaa-ajo
     2 tavoittelu
     3 pyrintö

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pursuit
     Engelska n.
     1 syssla; utövande; skötsel
     2 förföljelse, jakt
     3 (tagg juridik språk=en) ''(skotska)'' rättegång
     4 (tagg sport språk=en) en disciplin inom bancykling

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pursuit /pəsˈuːt/
  المسعى

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pursuit //pəˈsjuːt// //pəˈsʉːt// //pəˈʃuːt// //pəˈʃʉːt// //pɜːˈsjuːt// //pɜːˈʃuːt// //pɝˈsuːt// 
  1. гонитба, преследване
  act of pursuing
  2. занимание
  hobby or recreational activity