Definition of "quest" in Anglais

noun

1. A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

   • the hero's quest

2. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.

   • to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.

3. (obsolete) A request; a desire; a solicitation.

4. (obsolete) A group of people conducting a search or inquiry.

5. (obsolete) An inquest; a jury of inquest.

verb

1. (intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.

2. (transitive) To search for something; to seek.

3. (entomology, of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.

noun

1. (education) A short test.