vt prosecution.
2. pursuit ·vt course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit.
3. pursuit ·vt a following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure.
4. pursuit ·vt the act of following or going after; ·esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy.