Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - quest
Quest
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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
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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 jury of in~, investigation, an act or instance of seeking:, pursuit, search, a chivalrous enterprise in medieval romance usually involving an adventurous journey, a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry, II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. of a dog to search a trail, bay, to go on a ~, transitive verb to search for, to ask for, ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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