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# quest

noun (a quest, quests); verb (quest, quests, quested, questing — literary)

«quest» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#m1)
2. A strong effort to achieve something: «the quest for a cure». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#m2)
3. (games) A mission or task in a video game or story that the player must complete. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#m3)
4. (verb, literary) To search for something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories, myths and legends heroes go on quests (King Arthur's knights and the Holy Grail); in games a quest is a mission; in science and news people are on a quest for answers. Phrases: «go on a quest», «the quest for», «a side quest».

### Examples

- The knights set out on a quest to find the Holy Grail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#x1)
- Frodo's quest was to destroy the ring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#x2)
- Scientists continue their quest for a cure for cancer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#x3)
- I finished three side quests in the game today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#x4)
- Our quest to find the lost remote took all afternoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#x5)
- Her quest for a gold medal took years of training. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#x6)
- The Fox and the Hare are sent in quest of the magic fluid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/#x7)

### Note

Countable: quest, quests. Use «a quest for» + thing or «a quest to» + verb. The verb is old-fashioned and literary. Related to «question» and «request» (all from Latin «quaerere», to seek).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «quest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/Q/quest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«quest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quest.html) on Mova free.