PURSUIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of pursuit – Learner’s Dictionary

pursuit
noun [ U ]
uk
/pəˈsjuːt/
us
/pərˈsuːt/

pursuit noun [U] (TRY)

an attempt to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time:
the pursuit of pleasure
He left his native country in pursuit of freedom.

pursuit noun [U] (FOLLOWING)

the act of following someone or something to try to catch them:
The police are in pursuit of a 25-year-old murder suspect.

(Definition of pursuit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of pursuit

in Chinese (Traditional)
娛樂, 嗜好,消遣,娛樂, 追蹤…
in Chinese (Simplified)
娱乐, 嗜好,消遣,娱乐, 追踪…
in Spanish
persecución, búsqueda, búsqueda [feminine…
in Portuguese
perseguição, busca [feminine], perseguição [feminine]…
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पाठपुरावा करणे…
追跡, 追求(ついきゅう), 追跡(ついせき)…
vazgeçmeme, başarmaya çalışma, uzun süre başarmaya çalışma…
poursuite [feminine], activité [feminine], poursuite…
persecució, cerca…
achtervolging, bezigheid…
பொதுவாக நீண்ட காலத்திற்கு, ஒரு திட்டம், செயல்பாடு அல்லது சூழ்நிலையை அடைய முயற்சிக்கும் செயல்…
(एक लंबे अंतराल में किसी योजना, गतिविधि या परिस्थिति की) खोज, तलाश…
પ્રવૃતિ, ખોજ, પ્રાપ્તિ…
lige i hælene, beskæftigelse, -beskæftigelse…
förföljande, tätt i hälarna, sysselsättning…
usaha memburu, kegiatan, aktiviti…
die Verfolgung, die Beschäftigung…
streben [masculine], jakt [masculine], forfølgelse [masculine]…
تلاش, پیروی, تعاقب…
переслідування, пошуки, заняття…
поиски, стремления, преследование…
అన్వేషణ / సాధారణంగా చాలా కాలం పాటు ప్రణాళిక, కార్యాచరణ లేదా పరిస్థితిని సాధించడానికి ప్రయత్నించే చర్య…
مُطارَدة…
সাধনা, কোন অভীষ্ট বস্তুর লাভের প্রচেষ্টা…
stíhání, činnost…
pengejaran, hobi…
การไล่ตาม, อาชีพ…
hành động đuổi theo, sự theo đuổi…
dążenie, pościg, pogoń…
추구, 뒤쫓음…
inseguimento, inseguimento alle calcagna, occupazione…
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