quest
/kwɛst/ verb C2- 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.
He/she/it quests · Past quested · Past participle quested · -ing form questing
Verb forms
- Base form
- quest
- He/she/it
- quests
- Past
- quested
- Past participle
- quested
- -ing form
- questing
From the library
“Well, my dear Bertuccio,” said the count, “I now advise you to go in quest of the little estate I spoke to you of in Normandy.”
A MAN who had been bitten by a Dog went about in quest of someone who might heal him.
Elizabeth walked on in quest of the only face whose features would be known to her.
The gravity of both their faces foretold some weighty quest.
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