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quest

[kwest]

noun

  1. a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something.

    a quest for uranium mines;

    a quest for knowledge.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,
  2. Classical and Medieval Legend.an adventurous expedition undertaken by a knight or knights to secure or achieve something.

    the quest of the Holy Grail.

  3. those engaged in such an expedition.

  4. British Dialect.inquest.

  5. Obsolete.a jury of inquest.



verb (used without object)

  1. to search; seek (often followed by for orafter ).

    to quest after hidden treasure.

  2. to go on a quest.

  3. Hunting.(of a dog)

    1. to search for game.

    2. to bay or give tongue in pursuit of game.

verb (used with object)

  1. to search or seek for; pursue.

quest

/ ɛ /

noun

  1. the act or an instance of looking for or seeking; search

    a quest for diamonds

  2. (in medieval romance) an expedition by a knight or company of knights to accomplish some prescribed task, such as finding the Holy Grail

  3. the object of a search; goal or target

    my quest is the treasure of the king

  4. rarea collection of alms

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to go in search (of)

  2. to go on a quest

    1. to search for game

    2. to bay when in pursuit of game

  3. rareto collect alms

  4. archaic(also tr) to go in search of (a thing); seek or pursue

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • quester noun
  • questingly adverb
  • unquested adjective
  • ˈܱٱ noun
  • ˈܱپԲ adverb
  • ˈܱپԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quest1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English noun queste, from Old French, from Latin ܲīٲ, feminine past participle of quaerere “to seek”; Middle English verb derivative of the noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quest1

C14: from Old French queste, from Latin quaesita sought, from quaerere to seek
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Idioms and Phrases

see under in search of.
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For Ojai, Chase collected concerned composers on a quest for a kind of eco-sonics capable of conjuring up the pleasure of nature and, in the process, saving our sanity.

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Scotland head coach Steve Clarke says Monday's friendly with Liechtenstein will not have "any bearing" on their quest to reach next summer's World Cup.

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She forges forward on her quest into the unknown, desperate to understand her new reality.

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Having spent the last seven years in a state of self-absorption — or, as his ex-girlfriend Lucy later puts it: “You’ve just been up there pouting?” — his new quest is simply to atone.

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Many of the Trump followers are hardcore, diehard believers in fascism in its varied forms and the quest for total domination that is fueled by hatred.

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