"pursuit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /pəˈsjuːt/ [UK], /pɜːˈsjuːt/ [UK], /pəˈʃuːt/ [UK], /pɜːˈʃuːt/ [UK], /pɝˈsuːt/ [US], /pəˈʃʉːt/ [General-Australian], /pəˈsʉːt/ [General-Australian], /pɜːɹˈs(j)uːt/ [Canada], /pəɹ-/ [Canada], /-sɪu̯t/ [Canada], /pɜː(ɹ)ˈsɪu̯t/ [Wales], /pə(ɹ)-/ [Wales] Audio: en-uk-pursuit.ogg [UK], en-us-pursuit.ogg [US] Forms: pursuits [plural]
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|poursuite}} Old French poursuite, {{m|fro|porsuir||to pursue}} porsuir (“to pursue”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pursuit (countable and uncountable, plural pursuits)
  1. The act of pursuing. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: pursual Translations (act of pursuing): հետապնդում (hetapndum) (Armenian), հալածանք (halacankʻ) (Armenian), перасле́д (pjerasljéd) [masculine] (Belarusian), даго́н (dahón) [masculine] (Belarusian), паго́ня (pahónja) [feminine] (Belarusian), преследване (presledvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), гонитба (gonitba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), perseguiment [masculine] (Catalan), 追求 (zhuīqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), snažení [neuter] (Czech), snaha [feminine] (Czech), úsilí [neuter] (Czech), honba (za čím) [feminine] (Czech), forfølgelse [common-gender] (Danish), achtervolging [feminine] (Dutch), klopodo (Esperanto), klopodado (Esperanto), poursuite [feminine] (French), busca [feminine] (Galician), procura [feminine] (Galician), Verfolgung [feminine] (German), törekvés (Hungarian), űzés (Hungarian), mengejar (Indonesian), tóir [feminine] (Irish), ricerca [feminine] (Italian), perseguimento [masculine] (Italian), caccia [feminine] (Italian), 追求 (tsuikyū) (alt: ついきゅう) (Japanese), ការតាមរក (kaa taam rɔɔk) (Khmer), 추구 (chugu) (Korean), pościg [masculine] (Polish), perseguição [feminine] (Portuguese), vânătoare (Romanian), пресле́дование (preslédovanije) [neuter] (Russian), пого́ня (pogónja) [feminine] (Russian), persecución (Spanish), förföljande [neuter] (Swedish), переслі́дування (pereslíduvannja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), здогі́н (zdohín) [masculine] (Ukrainian), пого́ня (pohónja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), гони́тва (honýtva) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-pursuit-en-noun-WjWzqXUh Disambiguation of 'act of pursuing': 97 1 1 1
  2. A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (hobby or recreational activity): ἐπιτήδευμα (epitḗdeuma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), занимание (zanimanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), záliba [feminine] (Czech), zájmy [masculine, plural] (Czech), επιδίωξη (epidíoxi) [masculine] (Greek), καταδίωξη (katadíoxi) [masculine] (Greek), επιχείρηση (epicheírisi) (Greek), tevékenység (Hungarian), elfoglaltság (Hungarian), passatempo [masculine] (Italian), ការខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែង (kaa kʰət kʰɑm prəy praeŋ) (Khmer), umanga (Maori), mahi tākaro (Maori), заня́тие (zanjátije) [neuter] (Russian), uğraş (Turkish), meşgale (Turkish), заня́ття (zanjáttja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-pursuit-en-noun-QvHmbyze Disambiguation of 'hobby or recreational activity': 5 86 8 1
  3. (cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cycle racing Translations (cycle racing): πουρσουίτ (poursouít) [neuter] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-pursuit-en-noun-d9km-HKu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 20 50 2 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 21 47 5 Disambiguation of 'cycle racing': 21 15 55 9
  4. (law, obsolete) prosecution Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-pursuit-en-noun-iGxnxmGW Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: poursuit [obsolete], pursuite [obsolete] Derived forms: curve of pursuit, pursuit curve, fresh pursuit, give pursuit, hot pursuit, individual pursuit, in pursuit, pursuit plane, team pursuit Related terms: pursue

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          "ref": "1922, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest",
          "text": "Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.",
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          "ref": "2023 May 8, Charles Hugh Smith, Once Trust Has Been Lost, There's No Going Back",
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          "word": "törekvés"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "word": "űzés"
        },
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "word": "mengejar"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "tóir"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ricerca"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "alt": "ついきゅう",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tsuikyū",
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          "word": "追求"
        },
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kaa taam rɔɔk",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "word": "ការតាមរក"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chugu",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "word": "추구"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pościg"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "perseguição"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 1 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "word": "vânătoare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "preslédovanije",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "пресле́дование"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pogónja",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "пого́ня"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "word": "persecución"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "förföljande"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pereslíduvannja",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "переслі́дування"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zdohín",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "здогі́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pohónja",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "пого́ня"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 1 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "honýtva",
          "sense": "act of pursuing",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гони́тва"
        }
      ]
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          "regularly"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "zanimanie",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "занимание"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 86 8 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "záliba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 86 8 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
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          "word": "zájmy"
        },
        {
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epidíoxi",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "επιδίωξη"
        },
        {
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katadíoxi",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "καταδίωξη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 86 8 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epicheírisi",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "word": "επιχείρηση"
        },
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "epitḗdeuma",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ἐπιτήδευμα"
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          "_dis1": "5 86 8 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "word": "tevékenység"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "word": "elfoglaltság"
        },
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "passatempo"
        },
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          "_dis1": "5 86 8 1",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kaa kʰət kʰɑm prəy praeŋ",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "word": "ការខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែង"
        },
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "word": "umanga"
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          "_dis1": "5 86 8 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "word": "mahi tākaro"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zanjátije",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "заня́тие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 86 8 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "word": "uğraş"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 86 8 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
          "word": "meşgale"
        },
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          "_dis1": "5 86 8 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zanjáttja",
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          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Cycle racing",
          "orig": "en:Cycle racing",
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "passatempo"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa kʰət kʰɑm prəy praeŋ",
      "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
      "word": "ការខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែង"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
      "word": "umanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
      "word": "mahi tākaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zanjátije",
      "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "заня́тие"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
      "word": "uğraş"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
      "word": "meşgale"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zanjáttja",
      "sense": "hobby or recreational activity",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "заня́ття"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "poursouít",
      "sense": "cycle racing",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πουρσουίτ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pursuit"
}

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