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Antonyms for pursuit

Grammar : Noun
Spell : per-soot
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈsut


Definition of pursuit

Origin :
  • late 14c., "persecution," also "action of pursuit," from Anglo-French purseute, from Old French porsuite "a search, pursuit" (14c., Modern French poursuite), from porsivre (see pursue). Sense of "one's profession, recreation, etc." first recorded 1520s. As a type of track cycling race from 1938.
  • noun chase, search
  • noun occupation, interest of person
Example sentences :
  • "I am satisfied with the pursuit of wisdom, not with the fame of it," replied the sage.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • They had rode about 100 miles, in the pursuit and return, and all in 30 hours.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • It is amusing to read Tarleton's pompous account of this pursuit.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • Gen. Marion had rallied a troop there, and checked the pursuit.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • She arrived yesterday in pursuit of her husband, but perhaps you know this already from himself.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • The commotion of pursuit and investigation was sweeping past her tent.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • The next morning the squadron weighed, and stood out in pursuit of the English.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The pursuit had a malignant pleasure in it: we knew the men we were driving before us.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Full of these ideas, he hurried to Portsmouth in pursuit of Virginia's father.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • We must throw them off, or our pursuit of Le Renard Subtil may be given up.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

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