quest

Noun
  1. A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria (synset 105778388)
    "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"
    is a type of: search - the examination of alternative hypotheses
    subtypes: wild-goose chase - the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
    same as: pursuance, pursuit
  2. The act of searching for something (synset 100948466)
    "a quest for diamonds"
    is a type of: hunt, hunting, search - the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
    same as: seeking
Verb
  1. Make a search (for) (synset 202245663)
    "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
    is a type of: seek - try to get or reach
  2. Search the trail of (game) (synset 202006623)
    "The dog went off and quested"
    is a type of: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track, trail - go after with the intent to catch
  3. Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs (synset 201049823)
    is a type of: bark - make barking sounds
    same as: bay
  4. Seek alms, as for religious purposes (synset 200784475)
    is a type of: beg, solicit, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
  5. Express the need or desire for (synset 200754770)
    "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"
    is a type of: communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across - transmit information
    subtypes:
    • order - make a request for something
    • ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody
    • 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
    • appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
    • supplicate - ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
    • apply - ask (for something)
    • beg, solicit, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
    • reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
    • challenge - ask for identification
    • beg off, excuse - ask for permission to be released from an engagement
    • demand - ask to be informed of
    • claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
    • call for, invite - request the participation or presence of
    • ask in, invite - ask to enter
    • desire - express a desire for
    • beg - ask to obtain free
    • arrogate, claim, lay claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
    • ask over, ask round, invite - invite someone to one's house
    • call - call a meeting; invite or command to meet
    • ask, ask out, invite out, take out - make a date
    • book, hold, reserve - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
    same as: ask for, bespeak, call for, request
    verb group: call for, invite - request the participation or presence of

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