quest (kwɛst
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Definitions
noun
- the act or an instance of looking for or seeking; search ⇒
a quest for diamonds
- (in medieval romance) an expedition by a knight or company of knights to accomplish some prescribed task, such as finding the Holy Grail
- the object of a search; goal or target ⇒
my quest is the treasure of the king
- rare a collection of alms
verb (mainly intr)
- foll by for or after to go in search (of)
- to go on a quest
- (of gun dogs or hounds)
- to search for game
- to bay when in pursuit of game
- rare to collect alms
- (also tr) archaic to go in search of (a thing); seek or pursue
Alternative Forms
ˈquester noun ˈquesting adjective ˈquestingly adverb Word Origin
C14: from Old French queste, from Latin quaesita sought, from quaerere to seek
