quest

Meanings

Plural: quests

Noun

• a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
  • "a quest for wealth"
• the act of searching for something
  • "a quest for diamonds"
• A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
• A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
• A task that a player may complete in order to gain a reward or advance the story.
• The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
• A request; a desire; a solicitation.
• A group of people conducting a search or inquiry.
• An inquest; a jury of inquest.
• A short test.

Verb

• make a search (for)
  • "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"
  • "The animal came questing through the forest"
• search the trail of (game)
  • "The dog went off and quested"
• bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
• seek alms, as for religious purposes
• express the need or desire for; ask for
  • "She requested an extra bed in her room"
• To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
• To search for something; to seek.
• To locate and attach to a host animal.

Synonyms

bay, bespeak, call for, pursuance, pursuit, request, seeking