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quest  (kwst)

n.

1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search.

2. An expedition undertaken in medieval romance by a knight in order to perform a prescribed feat: the quest for the Holy Grail.

3. Archaic A jury of inquest.

v. quest·ed, quest·ing, quests

v.intr.

1. To go on a quest.

2. To search for game.

v.tr.

To search for; seek.

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[Middle English queste, from Old French, ultimately from Latin quaesta, from feminine of *quaestus, obsolete past participle of quaerere, to seek.]

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quester n.

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quest

Noun

1. a looking for or seeking; search

2. the object of a search; a goal or target

Verb

1. quest for to go in search of

2. (of dogs) to search for game [Old French queste]

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Quest a body of persons appointed to hold an enquiry; a collection or donation; a jury, 1549.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quest - 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" pursuance, pursuit wild-goose chase - the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable search - the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful"
	2.	quest - the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds" seeking search, hunting, hunt - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
Verb	1.	quest - make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest" seek - try to get or reach; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness"
	2.	quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested" dog, give chase, go after, chase, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag - go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
	3.	quest - bark with prolonged noises, of dogs bay bark - make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
	4.	quest - seek alms, as for religious purposes solicit, beg, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
	5.	quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" call for, request, bespeak communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan" encore - request an encore, from a performer petition - write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing demand - request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" supplicate - ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing" apply - ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" solicit, beg, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" challenge - ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard" beg off, excuse - ask for permission to be released from an engagement demand - ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation" claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" call for, invite - request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" call for, invite - request the participation or presence of; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" ask in, invite - ask to enter; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" desire - express a desire for beg - ask to obtain free; "beg money and food" arrogate, lay claim, claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" ask over, ask round, invite - invite someone to one's house; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" call - call a meeting; invite or command to meet; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week" ask out, invite out, take out - make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?" book, reserve, hold - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"

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quest

noun 1. search, hunt, mission, enterprise, undertaking, exploration, crusade

noun 2. expedition, journey, adventure, voyage, pilgrimage

Translations

quest [kwɛst] n → busca, búsqueda

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quest [kwɛst] n → recherche f, quête f

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quest [kwɛst] n → Suche f

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quest [kwɛst] n → cerca, ricerca