meaning of pursuit
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.
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. Prosecution.
5. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in
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