pursuits
- 1Plural of pursuit.
Her academic pursuits left little room for a social life.
The retreat encourages quiet, reflective pursuits like reading and writing.
Note
In the plural, the word most often refers to a person's habitual activities and interests, usually with an adjective that names the kind: intellectual, leisure, scholarly or academic pursuits. Its other meanings can be counted too. There can be two pursuits of a fleeing car, or several track-cycling pursuits, races in which teams start on opposite sides and chase each other. The old meaning of prosecution is obsolete.
pursuits is a form of pursuit
pursuit, noun: The act of chasing or following someone or something, especially in order to catch or reach it. Full entry
- Forms
- pursuitpursuits plural
- Spelling
- pursuit → pursuits: add -s
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