{
    "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’."
}