English synonyms about - contact  

pursuit

Roget category 622

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.1. Conceptional volition

#622. [Purpose in action.] Pursuit

noun

pursuitpursuing etc. v. — prosecutionpursuanceenterprise etc. (undertaking) 676business etc. 625adventure etc. (essay) 675quest etc. (search) 461scramble, hue and cry, gamehobbystill-hunt.
chase, hunt, battue, race, steeple chase, hunting, coursingvenation, veneryfox chasesport, sportingshooting, angling, fishing, hawkingshikar (Geog loc:India). pursuerhunter, huntsmanshikari (Geog loc:India), sportsman, Nimrodhound etc. 366.

verb

pursue, prosecute, followrun after, make after, be after, hunt after, prowl aftershadowcarry on etc. (do) 680engage in etc. (undertake) 676set about etc. (begin) 66endeavor etc. 675court etc. (request) 765seek etc. (search) 461aim at etc. (intention) 620follow the trail etc. (trace) 461fish for etc. (experiment) 463press on etc. (haste) 684run a race etc. (velocity) 274.
chase, give chase, course, dog, hunt, houndtread on the heels, follow on the heels of, etc. (sequence) 281.
rush uponrush headlong etc. (violence) 173, ride full tilt at, run full tilt atmake a leap at, jump at, snatch at run downstart game.
tread a pathtake a course, hold a courseshape one's steps, direct one's steps, bend one's steps, courseplay a gamefight one's way, elbow one's wayfollow uptake to, take upgo in forride one's hobby.

adjective

pursuing etc. v. — in quest of etc. (inquiry) 461in pursuit, in full cry, in hot pursuiton the scent.

adverb

in pursuance of etc. (intention) 620after.

interjection

tallyho!, yoicks!, soho! ,

The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.

Bold numbers signify related Roget categories. A dagger symbol (†) indicates archaic words and expressions no longer in common use.

debug info: 0.0013