pursuit

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noun

1. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture (Freq. 4)
- the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
• Syn:
chase, pursual, following
• Derivationally related forms:
follow (for: following), chase (for: chase), pursue
• Hypernyms:
motion, movement, move
• Hyponyms:
trailing, tracking, shadowing, tailing, stalk, stalking
2. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria (Freq. 2)
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
• Syn:
pursuance, quest
• Derivationally related forms:
pursue (for: pursuance), pursue
• Hypernyms:
search
• Hyponyms:
wild-goose chase
3. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
- sailing is her favorite pastime
- his main pastime is gambling
- he counts reading among his interests
- they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits
• Syn:
pastime, interest
• Derivationally related forms:
pursue
• Hypernyms:
diversion, recreation
• Hyponyms:
avocation, by-line, hobby, sideline, spare-time activity
4. an auxiliary activity
• Syn:
avocation, by-line, hobby, sideline, spare-time activity
• Derivationally related forms:
hobbyist (for: hobby), avocational (for: avocation)
• Hypernyms:
pastime, interest
• Hyponyms:
speleology, spelaeology

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pastime, interest, avocation, by-line, hobby, sideline, spare-time activity, pursuance, quest, chase, pursual, following