quest
To seek or pursue a goalTo seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
» They explored the desert in quest of buried treasure.
Они исследовали пустыню в поисках клада. — Balamax
Они исследовали пустыню в поисках зарытого клада. — Balamax
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3 senses(intransitive)To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
(transitive)To search for something; to seek.
make a search (for)
To locate and attach to a host animal.
Examples
50 sentencesThey explored the desert in quest of buried treasure.
ruОни исследовали пустыню в поисках клада. — Balamax
Tom went on a vision quest.
And just like that, the quest began.
We hope you will join us in our quest.
deWir hoffen, dass Sie sich unserem Bestreben anschließen. — freddy1
David went far and away in his quest for freedom.
Origin
From Middle English quest, queste; partly from Anglo-Norman queste, Old French queste (“acFrom Middle English quest, queste; partly from Anglo-Norman queste, Old French queste (“acquisition, search, hunt”), and partly from their source, Latin quaesta (“tribute, tax, inquiry, search”), noun use of quaesita, the feminine past participle of quaerō (“to ask, seek”). Doublet of question.
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Forms
quests, questing, quested, questedSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle