| quest | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. pursuance, pursuit, 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" |
| ~ wild-goose chase | the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable. |
| ~ search | the examination of alternative hypotheses.; "his search for a move that would avoid checkmate was unsuccessful" |
| n. (act) | 2. quest, seeking | the act of searching for something.; "a quest for diamonds" |
| ~ search, hunting, hunt | the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone. |
| v. (possession) | 3. quest | make a search (for).; "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest" |
| ~ seek | try to get or reach.; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness" |
| v. (motion) | 4. quest | search the trail of (game).; "The dog went off and quested" |
| ~ chase, dog, give chase, go after, tail, chase after, trail, track, tag | go after with the intent to catch.; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit" |
| v. (communication) | 5. bay, quest | bark with prolonged noises, of dogs. |
| ~ bark | make barking sounds.; "The dogs barked at the stranger" |
| v. (communication) | 6. quest | seek alms, as for religious purposes. |
| ~ solicit, beg, tap | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" |
| v. (communication) | 7. bespeak, call for, quest, request | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass | transmit information.; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" |
| ~ order | make a request for something.; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage" |
| ~ ask | make a request or demand for something to somebody.; "She asked him for a loan" |
| ~ 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.; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" |
| ~ appeal, invoke | request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection.; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" |
| ~ supplicate | ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer.; "supplicate God's blessing" |
| ~ apply | ask (for something).; "He applied for a leave of absence"; "She applied for college"; "apply for a job" |
| ~ solicit, beg, tap | make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities" |
| ~ reserve | obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance.; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" |
| ~ challenge | ask for identification.; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard" |
| ~ beg off, excuse | ask for permission to be released from an engagement. |
| ~ demand | ask to be informed of.; "I demand an explanation" |
| ~ claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example.; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" |
| ~ call for, invite | request the participation or presence of.; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
| ~ call for, invite | request the participation or presence of.; "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference" |
| ~ ask in, invite | ask to enter.; "We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee" |
| ~ desire | express a desire for. |
| ~ beg | ask to obtain free.; "beg money and food" |
| ~ arrogate, lay claim, claim | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" |
| ~ ask over, ask round, invite | invite someone to one's house.; "Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?" |
| ~ call | call a meeting; invite or command to meet.; "The Wannsee Conference was called to discuss the `Final Solution'"; "The new dean calls meetings every week" |
| ~ ask out, invite out, take out | make a date.; "Has he asked you out yet?" |
| ~ book, reserve, hold | arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance.; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's" |
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