pursuit
Other forms: pursuits
A pursuit is a chase or a quest for something. When a guard runs after an escaping jewel thief, she's in pursuit — while the thief may have stolen the jewels because he was in pursuit of wealth.
Whether it's a police officer in a car chase or a student working towards a college degree at a university in the tropics, both can be considered in “hot pursuit.” Derived from the Anglo-French purseute, pursuit means the act of pursuing or striving towards goals. In the late 14th century it implied persecution, but things have changed since then.
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the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
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a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria“the pursuit of love”types:wild-goose chasethe fruitless pursuit of something unattainabletype of:searchthe examination of alternative hypotheses
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an auxiliary activitysynonyms: avocation, by-line, hobby, sideline, spare-time activity
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a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
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Get to know these 85 words from Arthur Miller’s 1953 "The Crucible" -- a play that dramatized the late 17th century Salem witch trials and served as an allegory of McCarthyism.
Learn these 30 words from Act 1 of Arthur Miller’s 1953 "The Crucible" -- a play that dramatized the late 17th century Salem witch trials and served as an allegory of McCarthyism. Here are the links to the word lists for all four acts of “The Crucible”: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, and Act 4.
Interestingly, the g in the Latin verb "seguire" morphs into related sounds, including c ("consecutive"), q ("sequence") and even u ("pursuit") More Latin Love, Volume III lists: capere, specere, pendere, and littera! ELA Common Core State Standard: "Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word."