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QUEST
quest, seeking
(noun) the act of searching for something; âa quest for diamondsâ
pursuit, pursuance, quest
(noun) a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; âthe pursuit of loveâ; âlife is more than the pursuance of fameâ; âa quest for wealthâ
request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest
(verb) express the need or desire for; âShe requested an extra bed in her roomâ; âShe called for room serviceâ; âwhen you call, always ask for Maryâ
quest
(verb) seek alms, as for religious purposes
bay, quest
(verb) bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
quest
(verb) search the trail of (game); âThe dog went off and questedâ
quest
(verb) make a search (for); âThings that die with their eyes open and questingâ; âThe animal came questing through the forestâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
QUEST (plural QUESTs)
Abbreviation of quantized electronic structure.
Etymology
Noun
quest (plural quests)
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
(obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
(obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
(obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
Verb
quest (third-person singular simple present quests, present participle questing, simple past and past participle quested)
To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
To search for; to examine.
(entomology, of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
Source: Wiktionary
Quest, n. Etym: [OF. queste, F. quĂȘte, fr. L. quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, to ask. Cf. Query, Question.]
1. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc. Upon an hard adventure yet in quest. Spenser. Cease your quest of love. Shak. There ended was his quest, there ceased his care. Milton.
2. Request; desire; solicitation. Gad not abroad at every quest and call Of an untrained hope or passion. Herbert.
3. Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively. The senate hath sent about three several quests to search you out. Shak.
4. Inquest; jury of inquest. What lawful quest have given their verdict Shak.
Quest, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OF. quester, F. quĂȘter. See Quest, n.]
Definition: To search for; to examine. [R.] Sir T. Herbert.
Quest, v. i.
Definition: To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg. [R.] If his questing had been unsuccessful, he appeased the rage of hunger with some scraps of broken meat. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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