1
a
: a jury of inquest
b
2
3
obsolete
: a person or group of persons who search or make inquiry
quested; questing; quests
quester
noun
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.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
In response, the 2008 American captain Paul Azinger left no stone unturned in his quest to help his players at Valhalla.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Larval black-legged ticks, newly hatched and free of infection, begin questing for their first blood meal.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Noun
From garage startups to legendary manufacturers, the quest for ultimate power has produced engines that would have appeared pure science fiction decades ago.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
In response, the 2008 American captain Paul Azinger left no stone unturned in his quest to help his players at Valhalla.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
Larval black-legged ticks, newly hatched and free of infection, begin questing for their first blood meal.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Quest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quest. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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quest
1 of 2 noun1
: 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
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