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- DictionaryQuest/kwest/
noun
- 1. a long or arduous search for something: "the quest for a reliable vaccine has intensified"
verb
- 1. search for something: "he was a real scientist, questing after truth"
noun [ C ] us / kwest / Add to word list. a long search for something that is difficult to find: a quest for the meaning of life. (Definition of quest from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of quest. quest. He's on a perverse quest to better understand his family, his past. From Chicago Tribune.
In modern times, you can quest without ever leaving home, thanks to the Internet. A scientist might embark on a quest to find the cure for cancer. A detective might quest for the truth. Definitions of quest. noun. the act of searching for something. “a quest for diamonds”. synonyms: seeking. see more.
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. An inquest. b. A jury appointed to take part in an inquest. v.intr. quest·ed, quest·ing, quests. 1.
2 days ago · 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. rare. a collection of alms.
QUEST definition: an attempt to get something or do something difficult: . Learn more.
6 days ago · 1. countable noun. A quest is a long and difficult search for something. [literary, or humorous] My quest for a better bank continues. ...the quest for the Holy Grail. See in quest of. 2. intransitive verb [usu cont] If you are questing for something, you are searching for it. [literary] He had been questing for religious belief from an early age.
a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge. Classical and Medieval Legend . an adventurous expedition undertaken by a knight or knights to secure or achieve something: the quest of the Holy Grail.
