Hyphenation of pursuit

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pursuit? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pur-suit

Definitions of pursuit:

1.	The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture The culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
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
3.	An auxiliary 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

Synonyms of pursuit:

noun	chase, following, motion, movement, move
noun	pursuance, quest, search
noun	pastime, interest, diversion, recreation

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.