Found 3 items, similar to quest.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: quest
mencari, pencarian, penyelidikan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: quest
quest
n 1: a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria;
“the pursuit of love”;
“life is more than the pursuance
of fame”;
“a quest for wealth” [syn:
pursuit,
pursuance]
2: the act of searching for something;
“a quest for diamonds”
[syn:
seeking]
v 1: make a search (for);
“Things that die with their eyes open
and questing”;
“The animal came questing through the
forest”
2: search the trail of (game);
“The dog went off and quested”
3: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs [syn:
bay]
4: seek alms, as for religious purposes
5: express the need or desire for; ask for;
“She requested an
extra bed in her room”;
“She called for room service”
[syn:
request,
bespeak,
call for]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Quest
Quest
\Quest\, v. t. [Cf. OF. quester, F. qu[^e]ter. See
Quest, n.]
To search for; to examine. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.
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Quest
\Quest\, v. i.
To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.
[R.]
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If his questing had been unsuccessful, he appeased the
rage of hunger with some scraps of broken meat.
--Macaulay.
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Quest
\Quest\, n. [OF. queste, F. qu[^e]te, fr. L. quaerere,
quaesitum, to seek for, to ask. Cf.
Query,
Question.]
1. 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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Upon an hard adventure yet in quest. --Spenser.
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Cease your quest of love. --Shak.
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There ended was his quest, there ceased his care.
--Milton.
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2. Request; desire; solicitation.
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Gad not abroad at every quest and call
Of an untrained hope or passion. --Herbert.
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3. Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.
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The senate hath sent about three several quests to
search you out. --Shak.
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4. Inquest; jury of inquest.
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What lawful quest have given their verdict ? --Shak.
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