What part of speech is quest?

Quest can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. quest is a verb, present, 1st person singular of quest (infinitive).
  • 2. quest is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. quest is a noun, singular of quests.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does quest mean?

Definitions

Verb

quest - make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
quest - seek alms, as for religious purposes
quest - search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"
quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
quest - bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

Noun

quest - the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"
quest - a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria; "the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"

Examples of quest

#   Sentence  
1. noun A quest for diamonds.
2. noun A quest for wealth.
3. noun But if experience is any guide, nothing would stand in the way of Dr. Ayman Zawahiri's decade-long quest to weaponize and use anthrax against US targets that was described by one confidante to an Egyptian newspaper reporter.
4. noun They explored the desert in quest of buried treasure.
5. noun Gulliver traveled in quest of adventure.
6. noun Those books which have made a lasting contribution to man's quest for truth, we call great books.
7. noun Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Rawandi, already in the ninth century, held that reason is man's exclusive guide to truth, a quest in which revelation is of no help.
8. noun Democracy is a quest, a never-ending seeking for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for them, there are many roads to follow.
9. noun We are apt to fall into the error of thinking that the facts are simple because simplicity is the goal of our quest.
10. noun When the term "crusade" is used to refer to a noble quest, the groups who suffered from the original medieval crusades are not happy.
11. noun The heroic knight went on a quest to defeat a great monster and won the favor of his lady.
12. noun Would you look at that! After a long and exhausting quest I finally managed to find the mythical Scroll of Swordsmanship.
13. noun Chinese firms have embarked on a quest to conquer the world market.
14. noun The boy succeeded in his quest, guided by the spirit of a squirrel.
15. noun We hope you will join us in our quest.
Sentence  
noun
A quest for diamonds.
A quest for wealth.
But if experience is any guide, nothing would stand in the way of Dr. Ayman Zawahiri's decade-long quest to weaponize and use anthrax against US targets that was described by one confidante to an Egyptian newspaper reporter.
They explored the desert in quest of buried treasure.
Gulliver traveled in quest of adventure.
Those books which have made a lasting contribution to man's quest for truth, we call great books.
Abu al-Husayn ibn al-Rawandi, already in the ninth century, held that reason is man's exclusive guide to truth, a quest in which revelation is of no help.
Democracy is a quest, a never-ending seeking for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for them, there are many roads to follow.
We are apt to fall into the error of thinking that the facts are simple because simplicity is the goal of our quest.
When the term "crusade" is used to refer to a noble quest, the groups who suffered from the original medieval crusades are not happy.
The heroic knight went on a quest to defeat a great monster and won the favor of his lady.
Would you look at that! After a long and exhausting quest I finally managed to find the mythical Scroll of Swordsmanship.
Chinese firms have embarked on a quest to conquer the world market.
The boy succeeded in his quest, guided by the spirit of a squirrel.
We hope you will join us in our quest.

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