quest

1 of 2

noun

ˈkwest 

1

a

: a jury of inquest

b

: investigation

2

: an act or instance of seeking:

a

: pursuit, search

b

: a chivalrous enterprise in medieval romance usually involving an adventurous journey

3

obsolete : a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry

quest

2 of 2

verb

quested; questing; quests

intransitive verb

1

of a dog

a

: to search a trail

b

: bay

2

: to go on a quest

transitive verb

1

: to search for

2

: to ask for

quester noun

Synonyms of quest

Noun

• search
• hunt

Verb

• demand
• request
• claim
• require

Examples of quest in a Sentence

Noun

They went on a quest for gold.

The team's quest to win a championship finally came to an end.

He refuses to give up his quest to discover the truth.

Verb

They were questing for gold.

I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Nielsen plans to go over the Thanksgiving numbers with the full forensics kit, leaving no couch cushion unturned in its quest to ensure that every last impression is tallied. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Nov. 2025

Ralphie Parker's famed quest for the Red Ryder BB Gun took place here, and pop culture's most famous cat likely spent his Christmas at a family farm just outside Bloomington. —Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025

Verb

Wishing you week of hardly working, mostly questing. —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025

The band parted ways in 1996, primarily citing burnout, and Lindberg side-quested with an array of extreme-music voyagers including Lock Up, Disfear, Skitsystem, and the Great Deceiver. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French queste, Vulgar Latin *quaesta, from Latin, feminine of quaestus, past participle of quaerere

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1b

Phrases Containing quest

• in quest of
• vision quest

Rhymes for quest

• blessed
• blest
• breast
• chest
• crest
• dressed
• fest
• gest
• geste
• guessed
• jest
• lest

Kids Definition

quest

1 of 2 noun

ˈkwest 

1

: an act or instance of seeking

2

a

: search entry 2

in quest of game

b

: an adventurous journey by a knight in a tale of olden days

quest

2 of 2 verb

1

: to go on a quest : seek

2

: to search for : pursue

3

: to ask for : demand