Question 1 · Quick check
quest
CEFRC1
/kwɛst/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A long search for something important or valuable.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
Examples
They explored the desert in quest of buried treasure.
Gulliver traveled in quest of adventure.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA 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.
A request; a desire; a solicitation.
More examples
In contextto rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.
the hero's quest
Cease your quest of love.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
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Origin
noun
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”).