pursuit
B2UK /pəˈsjuːt/US /pərˈsuːt/
Meaning
noun
the act of looking for or trying to get something
“pursuit of something, the pursuit of happiness/knowledge/profit”
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“And back in the early 20th century, the pursuit of powered man flight was like the dot com of the day.”
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And back in the early 20th century, the pursuit of powered man flight was like the dot com of the day.
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