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# pursuing other opportunities

phrase (verb phrase: pursue other opportunities, is pursuing other opportunities, left to pursue other opportunities)

«pursuing other opportunities» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism, official) was fired or pushed to quit.
2. (literal) leaving to look for or start another job.

### In the lessons

Companies use it in announcements to explain someone leaving without saying they were sacked; people use it about themselves to sound positive. Official register, all English-speaking countries.

### Examples

- The manager has left to pursue other opportunities.
- «Pursuing other opportunities» usually means he was fired.
- She's pursuing other opportunities in teaching.
- The coach left the club to pursue other opportunities.
- I'm pursuing other opportunities — the shop let me go.
- The press release thanked him and wished him well in pursuing other opportunities.

### Note

In news it often hides a firing. Sometimes it is true. Plain words: fired, sacked, left.