quest
part of speech
noun (a quest, quests); verb (quest, quests, quested, questing — literary)
meaning for a pupil
1) A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure». tree →
2) A strong effort to achieve something: «the quest for a cure». tree →
3) (games) A mission or task in a video game or story that the player must complete. tree →
4) (verb, literary) To search for something. tree →
sense 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 →
- Frodo's quest was to destroy the ring. tree →
- Scientists continue their quest for a cure for cancer. tree →
- I finished three side quests in the game today. tree →
- Our quest to find the lost remote took all afternoon. tree →
- Her quest for a gold medal took years of training. tree →
- The Fox and the Hare are sent in quest of the magic fluid. tree →
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).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «quest» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.