Hypertext Webster Gateway: "quest"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quest \Quest\, v. t. [Cf. OF. quester, F. qu[^e]ter. See
{Quest}, n.]
To search for; to examine. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Quest \Quest\, v. i.
To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.
[R.]
If his questing had been unsuccessful, he appeased the
rage of hunger with some scraps of broken meat.
--Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Upon an hard adventure yet in quest. --Spenser.
Cease your quest of love. --Shak.
There ended was his quest, there ceased his care.
--Milton.
2. Request; desire; solicitation.
Gad not abroad at every quest and call Of an
untrained hope or passion. --Herbert.
3. Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.
The senate hath sent about three several quests to
search you out. --Shak.
4. Inquest; jury of inquest.
What lawful quest have given their verdict ? --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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, as of game: "The dog went of 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}]
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