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questnoun an act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or somethingthe Holy Grail was the object of a mystical quest by the knights of the Round Table hunt, search shakedownsweepchase, pursuitrecon, reconnaissance, scoutcanvass(also canvas), surveyexploration, probeforage questverbto ask for (something) earnestly or with authorityI respectfully quest your assistance in this matter call (for), claim, clamor (for), command, demand, enjoin, exact, insist (on), press (for), stipulate (for) ask, plead (for), request, wantcry (for), necessitate, need, require, take, warrantrequisitionimposebadger, dun, harass, hound give up, relinquish, surrender, yield to go in search ofmany daydreamers trekked to California questing riches during the great gold rush of 1849 cast about (for), cast around (for), chase (down), forage (for), hunt, look up, pursue, search (for or out), seek, shop (for) ferret (out), root (out) look for hide, loseignore, neglect to make a request forplease wait until the lecturer specifically quests comments from the audience before chiming in ask (for), bespeak, call (for), desire, plead (for), request, seek, solicit, speak (for), sue (for) apply (for), beg (for), claim, clamor (for), importune, urge, wish (for)demand, enjoin, exact, insist (on), petition (for), press (for), require, requisitioninvite, invoke in the 14th century |