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Quest - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com SKIP TO CONTENT quest /kwɛst/ /kwɛst/ IPA guide Other forms: questing; quests; quested A quest is all about seeking something important, and it often involves a journey. You would travel the world in a quest for gold. You would not travel to the front of the lunchroom in a quest for tater tots. Knights in the Middle Ages were forever taking on quests ––most famously to find the Holy Grail. 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 see less type of: hunt , hunting , search the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone noun a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria “a quest for wealth” synonyms: pursuance , pursuit see more see less types: wild-goose chase the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable type of: search the examination of alternative hypotheses verb make a search (for) “Things that die with their eyes open and questing ” “The animal came questing through the forest” see more see less type of: seek try to get or reach verb search the trail of (game) “The dog went off and quested ” see more see less type of: chase , chase after , dog , give chase , go after , tag , tail , track , trail go after with the intent to catch verb seek alms, as for religious purposes see more see less type of: beg , solicit , tap make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently verb express the need or desire for; ask for synonyms: bespeak , call for , request call for , invite request the participation or presence of see more see less types: show 52 types... hide 52 types... order make a request for something ask make a request or demand for something to somebody encore request an encore, from a performer petition write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing demand request urgently and forcefully appeal , invoke request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection supplicate ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer apply ask (for something) beg , solicit , tap make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently reserve obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance challenge ask for identification beg off , excuse ask for permission to be released from an engagement demand ask to be informed of claim ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example call for , invite request the participation or presence of ask in , invite ask to enter desire express a desire for beg ask to obtain free arrogate , claim , lay claim demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to ask over , ask round , invite invite someone to one's house call call a meeting; invite or command to meet ask out , invite out , take out make a date book , hold , reserve arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance want wish or demand the presence of reorder make a new request to be supplied with place to arrange for request ask (a person) to do something solicit make a solicitation or petition for something desired call order or request or give a command for ask , expect , require consider obligatory; request and expect supplicate make a humble, earnest petition plead appeal or request earnestly clamor , clamour make loud demands call on , turn have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to book up book all available places or tickets dun persistently ask for overdue payment wish order politely; express a wish for demand , exact claim as due or just counterclaim set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim ask require or ask for as a price or condition demand lay legal claim to put in , submit make an application as for a job or funding call in summon to enter cadge , schnorr , scrounge , shnorr obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling panhandle beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money pretend put forward a claim and assert right or possession of requisition demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service arrogate , assign make undue claims to having hold open , keep , keep open , save retain rights to canvass solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign buttonhole , lobby detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors commission place an order for type of: communicate , pass , pass along , pass on , put across transmit information verb bark with prolonged noises, of dogs synonyms: bay see more see less type of: bark make barking sounds Pronunciation US /kwɛst/ UK /kwɛst/ Cite this entry Style: MLA MLA APA Chicago Copy citation DISCLAIMER: These example sentences appear in various news sources and books to reflect the usage of the word ‘quest' . 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