| slovo | definícia |
pursuit
(mass) | pursuit
- cieľ, povolanie, sledovanie, stíhanie |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,cíl n: |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,činnost n: soustavná |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,hledání n: |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,honba n: Zdeněk Brož |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,lovení n: |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,povolání n: |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,pronásledování n: |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,snaha o získání n: |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,stíhání n: |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,stíhat v: Zdeněk Brož |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,věnování se n: |
pursuit
(encz) | pursuit,zaměstnání n: |
Pursuit
(gcide) | Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See
Pursue, v. t.]
1. 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. --Clarendon.
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Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak.
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2. 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.
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3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment
with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a
literary pursuit.
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4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.]
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That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time
did pertain to the spiritual court. --Fuller.
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Curve of pursuit (Geom.), a curve described by a point
which is at each instant moving towards a second point,
which is itself moving according to some specified law.
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pursuit
(wn) | pursuit
n 1: the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture;
"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in
pursuit" [syn: pursuit, chase, pursual, following]
2: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria;
"the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of
fame"; "a quest for wealth" [syn: pursuit, pursuance,
quest]
3: an auxiliary activity [syn: avocation, by-line, hobby,
pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity]
4: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually
pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main
pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his
interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited
pursuits" [syn: pastime, interest, pursuit] |
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double pursuit
(encz) | double pursuit,skiatlon n: web |
pursuit of
(encz) | pursuit of,sledování v: čeho |
pursuits
(encz) | pursuits,pronásleduje v: Zdeněk Brožpursuits,stíhá v: Zdeněk Brož |
right to the pursuit of happiness
(encz) | right to the pursuit of happiness, n: |
Curve of pursuit
(gcide) | Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See
Pursue, v. t.]
1. 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. --Clarendon.
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Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak.
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2. 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.
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3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment
with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a
literary pursuit.
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4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.]
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That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time
did pertain to the spiritual court. --Fuller.
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Curve of pursuit (Geom.), a curve described by a point
which is at each instant moving towards a second point,
which is itself moving according to some specified law.
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Pursuit
(gcide) | Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See
Pursue, v. t.]
1. 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. --Clarendon.
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Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak.
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2. 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.
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3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment
with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a
literary pursuit.
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4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.]
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That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time
did pertain to the spiritual court. --Fuller.
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Curve of pursuit (Geom.), a curve described by a point
which is at each instant moving towards a second point,
which is itself moving according to some specified law.
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right to the pursuit of happiness
(wn) | right to the pursuit of happiness
n 1: the right to try to find happiness |
pc pursuit
(foldoc) | PC Pursuit
A TELENET service which enabled people to dial up BBSes in
other cities for less than normal long-distance rates. PC
Pursuit died because TELENET were too mean to upgrade beyond
2400 bits per second.
(1994-10-17)
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FRESH PURSUIT
(bouvier) | FRESH PURSUIT. The act of pursuing cattle which have escaped, or are being
driven away from land, when they were liable to be distrained, into other
places. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2470.
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