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quest

UK/kwɛst/ US/ˈkwɛst/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (5)

noun

1.

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”
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2.

the act of searching for something

  • “a quest for diamonds”
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verb

1.

make a search (for)

  • “Things that die with their eyes open and questing”
  • “The animal came questing through the forest”
2.

search the trail of (game)

  • “The dog went off and quested”
3.

bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

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4.

seek alms, as for religious purposes

5.

express the need or desire for; ask for

  • “She requested an extra bed in her room”
  • “She called for room service”
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Origin

From Middle English quest, queste; partly from Anglo-Norman queste, Old French queste (“acquisition, search, hunt”), and partly from their source, Latin quaesta (“tribute, tax, inquiry, search”), noun use of quaesita, the feminine past participle of quaerō (“to ask, seek”). Doublet of question.

Phrases

  • FedEx quest
  • fetch quest
  • second quest
  • vision quest

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