Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - quest
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quest
искать пищу (о животных)
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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
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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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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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 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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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- 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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