/ Dictionary / Index P pursuit: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pur•suit Pronunciation: (pur-st'), [key] — n. the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox. an effort to secure or attain; quest: the pursuit of happiness. any occupation, pastime, or the like, in which a person is engaged regularly or customarily: literary pursuits. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pursuit (Thesaurus) pursuer pursuit plane Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pristine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language