Definisjon av quest

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Noun

quest - the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"
seeking
hunting, search, hunt an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
quest - a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"
pursuit, pursuance
search an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"

Verb

quest - make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
seek inquire for; "seek directions from a local"
quest - seek alms, as for religious purposes
beg, solicit, tap call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"
dog, give chase, chase after, go after, tail, chase, tag, track, trail remove the stalk of fruits or berries
quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
request, bespeak, call for
call for, invite ask someone in a friendly way to do something
pass along, put across, communicate, pass on, pass transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"
order place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically"
ask make a request or demand for something to somebody; "She asked him for a loan"
encore request an encore, from a performer
petition write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
demand request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
invoke, appeal cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
supplicate ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency"
apply ask (for something); "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job"
beg, solicit, tap call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
reserve obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"
challenge raise a formal objection in a court of law
beg off, excuse excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
demand request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
claim take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
call for, invite ask someone in a friendly way to do something
ask in, invite ask someone in a friendly way to do something
desire feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
beg call upon in supplication; entreat; "I beg you to stop!"
lay claim, arrogate, claim make undue claims to having
ask over, ask round, invite ask someone in a friendly way to do something
call rouse somebody from sleep with a call; "I was called at 5 A.M. this morning"
ask out, invite out, take out make a date; "Has he asked you out yet?"
book, reserve, hold engage for a performance; "Her agent had booked her for several concerts in Tokyo"
quest - bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
bay
bark tan (a skin) with bark tannins
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Substantiv

quest - A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent; a mission.

Verb

quest - To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.

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  • A quest, a journey towards a goal, serves as a plot device and (frequently) as a symbol. Quests appear in the folklore of every nation and also figure prominently in non-national cultures. In literature, the objects of quests require great exertion on the part of the hero, and the overcoming of many obstacles, typically including much travel especially over a body of water.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) quest
  • Presens: quest / quests
  • Preteritum: quested
  • Perfektum: (have) quested

Substantiv

  • Entall: quest
  • Flertall: quests

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