QUEST
\kwˈɛst], \kwˈɛst], \k_w_ˈɛ_s_t]\
Definitions of QUEST
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
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make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
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seek alms, as for religious purposes
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search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"
By Princeton University
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express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
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make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
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seek alms, as for religious purposes
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search the trail of, as of game; "The dog went of and quested"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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Request; desire; solicitation.
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Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.
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Inquest; jury of inquest.
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To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.
By Oddity Software
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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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Request; desire; solicitation.
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Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.
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Inquest; jury of inquest.
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To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.
By Noah Webster.
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Search; as, an animal in quest of food; inquiry; adventure.
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To go forth seeking adventure; as, the knight quested forth.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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