Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - quest
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Quest
quest
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, Vulgar Latin *quaesta, from Latin, feminine of quaestus, past participle of quaerere Date: 14th century 1. a. a jury of in~ b. investigation 2. an act or instance of seeking: a. pursuit, search b. a chivalrous enterprise in medieval romance usually involving an adventurous journey 3. obsolete a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. of a dog a. to search a trail b. bay 2. to go on a ~ transitive verb 1. to search for 2. to ask for • ~er noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 a search or the act of seeking. 2 the thing sought, esp. the object of a medieval knight's pursuit. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by about) a (often foll. by for) go about in search of something. b (of a dog etc.) search about for game. 2 tr. poet. search for, seek out. Phrases and idioms in quest of seeking. Derivatives quester n. questingly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF queste, quester ult. f. L quaerere quaest- seek ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. noun 1) поиски; in quest of - в поисках 2) искомый предмет 3) отъезд рыцаря на поиски приключений (в рыцарских романах) 4) obs. дознание; crowners quest (непр. вм. coroners inquest) - дознание коронера 2. v. 1) book. искать; производить поиски, разыскивать; For over 100 years, men have been questing for gold in the hills. 2) искать дичь (о собаках); искать пищу (о животных) 3) производить сбор подаяний (в католической церкви) ...Англо-русский словарь
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(quests) A quest is a long and difficult search for something. (LITERARY) My quest for a better bank continues. = search N-COUNT: oft N for n, N to-inf • If you go in quest of something, you try to find or obtain it. He went on to say that he was going to New York in quest of peace... PHRASE: PHR after v, v-link PHR, PHR n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n especially literary a long search for something such as truth or knowledge + for (the quest for enlightenment) - quest v (to quest after the truth) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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NASA abbr. Quality Underpins Every Single Thing ocean sc. abbr. Quantitative Underwater Ecological Surveying Techniques ocean sc. abbr. Quick Underwater Erasable Slate Technology univ. abbr. Quincy University Early Start univ. abbr. Queen's University Evaluation System For Teaching mathem. abbr. Quick Unbiased Efficient Statistical Tree educ. abbr. Queen's University Evaluation System For Teaching educ. abbr. Questioning Understanding And Exploring Simulated Things religion abbr. Question Understand Experience Service Testimony gen. bus. abbr. Quality Understanding Excellence Success And Training gen. bus. abbr. Quality Utilizing Employee Suggestions And Teamwork gen. bus. abbr. Quality Using Excellent Service And Teamwork gen. bus. abbr. Quality, Uniqueness, Employees, Service, And Target account. abbr. Quality Underwriting Ethics Standards And Trust ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- c.1303, from O.Fr. queste, from M.L. questa "search, inquiry," alteration of quжsitus, pp. of quжrere "seek, gain, ask." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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