Thesaurus: quest
The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.
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Definitions
- n. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.
- n. Request; desire; solicitation.
- n. Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.
- n. Inquest; jury of inquest.
- n. To search for; to examine.
- v. i. To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.
- n. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
- n. the act of searching for something
- v. make a search (for)
- v. search the trail of (game)
- v. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
- v. seek alms, as for religious purposes