midpursuit

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adverb

While pursuing

“He stopped midpursuit and turned around.”

OriginEnglish pursuit ← Middle English mid ← Old English midd →
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Meanings

adverbmidpursuit (not comparable)

alternative mid-pursuit

  1. not comparablealso often "in midpursuit"While pursuing

    He stopped midpursuit and turned around.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Englishpursuit
  12. Englishmidpursuit

From mid- + pursuit.

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Cite this entry
APA

midpursuit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midpursuit

MLA

“midpursuit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midpursuit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midpursuit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midpursuit.

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