Quest (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines;a quest for knowledge.
  2. an adventurous expedition undertaken by a knight or knights to secure or achieve something: the quest of the Holy Grail.
  3. those engaged in such an expedition.
  4. inquest.
  5. a jury of inquest.
verb (used without object)
  1. to search; seek (often followed by for or after): to quest after hidden treasure.
  2. to go on a quest.
  3. Hunting. (of a dog)
    • to search for game.
    • to bay or give tongue in pursuit of game.
verb (used with object)
  1. to search or seek for; pursue.
noun
  1. the act or an instance of looking for or seeking; search
  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
  4. a collection of alms
verb (mainly intr)
  1. to go in search (of)
  2. to go on a quest
  3. (of gun dogs or hounds)
    • to search for game
    • to bay when in pursuit of game
  4. to collect alms
  5. to go in search of (a thing); seek or pursue
Quest (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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