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==English==
 

====Noun====
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# The act of [[pursuing]].
# A [[hobby]] or [[recreational]] [[activity]], done [[regularly]].
# {{cycling}} A discipline in [[track cycling]] where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.

===Derived terms===
*[[in pursuit]]
*[[individual pursuit]]
*[[pursuit plane]]
*[[team pursuit]]

===Adjectives for Pursuit===

peaceful; immediate; hot; relentless; systematic; agricultural; innocent; intellectual;
vigorous; dissipated; artistic; serious; exciting; studious; active; business; industrial; intimate; profitable; unjust; scuffling;
professional; energetic; strenuous; relentless; sedentary; brilliant; weird; furious;
peaceful; laboratory; vulgar; cultural; dangerous; unique; zealous; eager; imprudent;
mercantile; athletic; worthy; hardy; wearisome; military; sluggish; sordid; sylvan;
amphibious; lawful; honorable; compulsory;
happy; invigorating; dogged; humble; lucrative; ardent; serious; irreparable; useless; rabid; favorite; scientific; ultimate unavailing; instant; severer; evident; swift illegitimate;  blind;  delusive;  scholarly idealistic; sedulous; disordered; engrossing elevating;  uninterrupted;  vile;  prompt fascinating; passionate.

===Verbs for Pursuit===

abandon—; avert—; avoid—; contemplate
—; devote to—; distract from—; dog in—;
engage in—; engross in—; enter—; follow in—; hinder—; hound in—; obstruct—;
press—; prevent—; rush in—; spurn—; — annoys ; —irks ; —threatens.

===Thesaurus===
[[accomplishment]], [[activity]], [[aim]], [[area]], [[art]], [[avocation]], [[bag]], [[business]], [[butt]], [[by-end]], [[by-purpose]], [[calling]], [[career]], [[career building]], [[careerism]], [[chasing]], [[chevy]], [[chivy]], [[craft]], [[cup of tea]], [[destination]], [[dogging]], [[employment]], [[end]], [[end in view]], [[field]], [[final cause]], [[following]], [[forte]], [[game]], [[goal]], [[handicraft]], [[heeling]], [[hobby]], [[hounding]], [[hunt]], [[hunting]], [[interest]], [[job]], [[lifework]], [[line]], [[line of business]], [[line of work]], [[long suit]], [[looking for]], [[main interest]], [[manner]], [[mark]], [[metier]], [[mission]], [[mystery]], [[number]], [[object]], [[object in mind]], [[objective]], [[obtaining]], [[occupation]], [[pastime]], [[pet subject]], [[practice]], [[prey]], [[profession]], [[pursual]], [[pursuance]], [[pursuing]], [[quarry]], [[quest]], [[quintain]], [[racket]], [[reaching]], [[reason for being]], [[search]], [[searching]], [[seeking]], [[sequel]], [[sequence]], [[series]], [[shadowing]], [[specialism]], [[speciality]], [[specialization]], [[specialty]], [[stalking]], [[strong point]], [[style]], [[tailing]], [[target]], [[technicality]], [[teleology]], [[thing]], [[tracing]], [[tracking]], [[trade]], [[trailing]], [[type]], [[ultimate aim]], [[vocation]], [[walk]], [[walk of life]], [[way]], [[weakness]], [[work]]

===Etymology===
Old French [[porsuite]]

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|US}} {{IPA|/pɝˈsut/}}
*{{audio|en-us-pursuit.ogg|Audio (US)}}

==Translations==
{{trans-top|act of pursuing}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|հետապնդում|tr=hetapndum}},  {{t-|hy|հալածանք|tr=halaçank’}}
* Czech: {{t-|cs|snažení|n}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|törekvés}}, {{t|hu|űzés}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|ricerca|f}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|pościg|m}}
* Romanian: {{t-|ro|vânătoare}}
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{{trans-top|hobby or recreational activity}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|tevékenység}}, {{t|hu|elfoglaltság}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|passatempo|m}}
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