quest.
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
Meaning & usage
A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
the hero's quest
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.
to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.
A request; a desire; a solicitation.
A group of people conducting a search or inquiry.
An inquest; a jury of inquest.
Where this word comes from
From 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.
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.
Where this word comes from
From 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.
A short test.
Where this word comes from
Blend of quiz + test, to avoid using the word test.
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