quest
1. a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria (Freq. 1)
- the pursuit of love
- life is more than the pursuance of fame
- a quest for wealth
• Syn:
pursuit, pursuance
• Derivationally related forms:
pursue (for: pursuance), pursue (for: pursuit)
• Hypernyms:
search
• Hyponyms:
wild-goose chase
2. the act of searching for something
- a quest for diamonds
• Syn:
seeking
• Derivationally related forms:
seek (for: seeking)
• Hypernyms:
search, hunt, hunting
1. make a search (for)
- Things that die with their eyes open and questing
- The animal came questing through the forest
• Derivationally related forms:
quester
• Hypernyms:
seek
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. search the trail of (game)
- The dog went off and quested
• Hypernyms:
chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag,
give chase, dog, go after, track
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
• Syn:
bay
• Derivationally related forms:
bay (for: bay)
• Hypernyms:
bark
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. express the need or desire for;
ask for
- She requested an extra bed in her room
- She called for room service
• Syn:
request, bespeak, call for
• Derivationally related forms:
request (for: request)
• Hypernyms:
communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
• Hyponyms:
order, ask, encore, petition, demand,
appeal, invoke, supplicate, apply, solicit, beg,
tap, reserve, challenge, excuse, beg off, claim,
invite, call for, ask in, desire, lay claim, arrogate,
ask over, ask round, call, ask out, invite out, take out,
hold, book
• Verb Group:
invite, call for
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. seek alms, as for religious purposes
• Hypernyms:
solicit, beg, tap
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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