quest
[noun]
Synonyms: search, adventure, crusade, enterprise, expedition, hunt, journey, mission

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

quest /kwest/ noun [countable] literary
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: queste, from Latin quaestus; ⇒ question¹]

1. a long search for something that is difficult to find
quest for
his long quest for truth
the quest for human happiness
World leaders are now united in their quest for peace.

2. in quest of something trying to find or get something:
They journeyed to the distant Molucca islands in quest of spices.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

quest
noun
ADJ. continuing, endless, eternal, relentless | religious, spiritual
VERB + QUEST begin, embark on, go on, set off on | continue, pursue The team will continue its quest for Olympic gold this afternoon.
abandon
QUEST + VERB end It is possible that his quest will end in Geneva.
PREP. in a/the ~ an important stage in their quest for truth
in ~ of We set off in quest of the perfect wedding dress.
~ for her quest for a better life

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

quest
kwest
See: in search of also in quest of

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