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{
"term": "pursuit",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the act of looking for or trying to get something",
"sensetop": "pursuit of somethingin pursuit of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **pursuit of happiness/knowledge/profit**",
"contextForm": "pursuit of something"
},
{
"text": "She travelled the world in pursuit of her dreams.",
"contextForm": "in pursuit of something"
},
{
"text": "He devoted his waking hours to the single-minded pursuit of his goal."
},
{
"text": "She is engaged in the ruthless pursuit of pleasure."
},
{
"text": "people leaving their homes in pursuit of work"
},
{
"text": "the endless pursuit of wealth"
},
{
"text": "She moved to the US in pursuit of a movie career."
},
{
"text": "The purpose of the award is to encourage the pursuit of excellence."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["aggressive", "dogged", "relentless"],
"verb + pursuit": ["be engaged in"],
"preposition": ["in pursuit of", "pursuit of"],
"phrases": [
"the pursuit of excellence, happiness, knowledge, pleasure, truth, etc."
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of following or going after somebody, especially in order to catch them",
"sensetop": "in pursuit",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We drove away with two police cars in pursuit *(= following)*.",
"contextForm": "in pursuit"
},
{
"text": "I galloped off on my horse with Rosie **in hot pursuit** *(= following quickly behind)*."
},
{
"text": "The guard set off in pursuit of the thief."
},
{
"text": "The police gave pursuit."
}
],
"topics": ["Law and justice", "Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["close", "police"],
"verb + pursuit": ["give", "continue", "abandon"],
"preposition": ["in pursuit (of)"],
"phrases": ["in close pursuit", "in hot pursuit"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "something that you give your time and energy to, that you do as a hobby",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**outdoor/leisure/artistic pursuits**"
},
{
"text": "They shared the same love of horses, fresh air and country pursuits."
},
{
"text": "She has time now to follow her various artistic pursuits."
}
],
"synonyms": "hobby, pastime",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["active", "energetic", "leisure"],
"verb + pursuit": ["follow"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pəˈsjuːt/",
"audio": "pu/pursuit/pursuit__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pərˈsuːt/",
"audio": "pu/pursuit/pursuit__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French purseute ‘following after’, from pursuer, from an alteration of Latin prosequi ‘prosecute’. Early senses included ‘persecution, annoyance’ and in legal contexts ‘petition, prosecution’."
}