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pursual

pursual

8.4
An effort to get or achieve something you want
  • noun
  • /pərˈsjuːəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : persecución
  • Her pursual of higher education inspired everyone in her family.

Examples

  • The detective was relentless in his pursual of the truth.

  • His pursual of the championship has been relentless.

  • The detective was relentless in his pursual of the truth.

  • The team's pursual of victory kept them motivated throughout the season.

  • The team's pursual of victory inspired everyone.

  • Her pursual of higher education inspired everyone in her family.

  • The team's pursual of victory kept them motivated throughout the season.

Synonyms

chase
vspursual
232 1.0

A pursuit to catch someone or something

is broader, covering attempts to achieve goals not only physical capture
pursuit
vspursual
157 4.0

To follow and try to catch someone or something

also covers efforts aimed at achieving non-physical goals
pursuance
vspursual
  • Formal
2 8.1

Trying to reach a goal or carry out a plan

focuses more on going after people or things to catch them
following
vspursual
4.2

The act of going after someone to catch them

also applies to efforts aimed at achieving non-physical goals

Antonyms

abandonment
26 3.6

Leaving someone or something and not coming back

How Active

hunt
190 2.1
tracking
114 3.2
pursual
  • Archaic
8.4
following
4.2

Surface Forms

pursual singular
pursuals plural

Morphology

pursual = pursue (semi-transparent) = pursue + al

Derived from 'pursue' + '-al' but orthographic change (final 'e' lost) and the form is rare compared with 'pursuit', so learners may not immediately recognise it.

Etymology

The word pursual is related to pursue and pursuit, coming from old words that meant 'to follow' or 'go after'. So, pursual names the act of trying to catch, reach, or achieve something.