Quest

Quick meaning: Quest is a noun meaning A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

Meaning

A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

More Meanings

1. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
2. (intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
3. (transitive) To search for something; to seek.
4. (entomology, of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
5. (obsolete) A request; a desire; a solicitation.
6. (obsolete) A group of people conducting a search or inquiry.
7. (obsolete) An inquest; a jury of inquest.

Example Sentences

the hero's quest

Cease your quest of love.

to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.

The senate hath sent about three several quests to search you out.

Word Forms

• quests
• questing
• quested

Synonyms for quest

Depending on context, synonyms include bespeak, pursuit, request, bay, hunt, seeking.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include seeking, pursuit, request, bespeak, hunt, bay.

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