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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  Quest
       
          1. A language designed for its simple denotational semantics.
          "The Denotational Semantics of Programming Languages",
          R. Tennent, CACM 19(8):437-453 (Aug 1976).
       
          2. QUantifiers and SubTypes.  Language with a sophisticated
          type system.  Just as types classify values, "kinds" classify
          types and type operators.  Explicit universal and existential
          quantification over types, type operators, and subtypes.
          Subtyping is defined inductively on all type constructions,
          including higher-order functions and abstract types.
          User-definable higher-order type operators.
       
          "Typeful Programming", Luca Cardelli , RR
          45, DEC SRC 1989.
       
          Implemented in Modula-3.
       
          ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Quest/quest12A.tar.Z)" rel="nofollow">(ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Quest/quest12A.tar.Z).
       
          3.  A multimedia authoring system.  Quest has
          been available for MS-DOS for some time.  Version 3.5 for
          Microsoft Windows was released around March 1995.  It
          features an Authorware-style flowchart system with an
          ANSI-C script language.
       
          (1995-04-02)
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quest \Quest\, v. t. [Cf. OF. quester, F. qu[^e]ter. See
     Quest, n.]
     To search for; to examine. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quest \Quest\, v. i.
     To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.
     [R.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           If his questing had been unsuccessful, he appeased the
           rage of hunger with some scraps of broken meat.
                                                    --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Quest \Quest\, n. [OF. queste, F. qu[^e]te, fr. L. quaerere,
     quaesitum, to seek for, to ask. Cf. Query, Question.]
     1. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to
        find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of
        game, of a lost child, of property, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Upon an hard adventure yet in quest.  --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Cease your quest of love.             --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There ended was his quest, there ceased his care.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Request; desire; solicitation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Gad not abroad at every quest and call
              Of an untrained hope or passion.      --Herbert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The senate hath sent about three several quests to
              search you out.                       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Inquest; jury of inquest.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What lawful quest have given their verdict ? --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quest \Quest\, v. t. [Cf. OF. quester, F. qu[^e]ter. See
     Quest, n.]
     To search for; to examine. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quest \Quest\, v. i.
     To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.
     [R.]
  
           If his questing had been unsuccessful, he appeased the
           rage of hunger with some scraps of broken meat.
                                                    --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Quest \Quest\, n. [OF. queste, F. qu[^e]te, fr. L. quaerere,
     quaesitum, to seek for, to ask. Cf. Query, Question.]
     1. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to
        find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of
        game, of a lost child, of property, etc.
  
              Upon an hard adventure yet in quest.  --Spenser.
  
              Cease your quest of love.             --Shak.
  
              There ended was his quest, there ceased his care.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. Request; desire; solicitation.
  
              Gad not abroad at every quest and call Of an
              untrained hope or passion.            --Herbert.
  
     3. Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.
  
              The senate hath sent about three several quests to
              search you out.                       --Shak.
  
     4. Inquest; jury of inquest.
  
              What lawful quest have given their verdict ? --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  quest
       n 1: 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" [syn: pursuit, pursuance]
       2: the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"
          [syn: seeking]
       v 1: make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open
            and questing"; "The animal came questing through the
            forest"
       2: search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested"
       3: bark with prolonged noises, of dogs [syn: bay]
       4: seek alms, as for religious purposes
       5: 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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quest
     Αγγλικά n.
     έρανος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quest
     Middle English n.
     1 (lb enm Late ME) A legal inquest or investigation; a session of
  court.
     2 (lb enm Late ME) A group or body of jurors
     3 (lb enm rare) A body of judges or other individuals commissioned to
  make a decision or verdict
     4 (lb enm rare) The decision or verdict reached by such a body of
  judges.
     5 (lb enm rare) A quest, mission, or search.
     6 # (lb enm rare) The finding of prey by hunting dogs during a hunt.
     7 # (lb enm rare Late ME) The howling upon finding prey by hunting
  dogs during a hunt.
     8 (lb enm rare Late ME) A petition or asking.
     n.
     1 A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious,
  or fervent); a mission.
     2 The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or
  obtain; search; pursuit.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
     4 (lb en obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a
  mission or job.
     2 (lb en transitive) To search for something; to seek.
     3 (lb en entomology of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
     n.
     (lb en education) A short test.
     Romansch pron.
     this

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quest'
     Italian det.
     1 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questa)
     2 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questo)
     Italian pron.
     1 (lb it sometimes before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questa)
     2 (lb it sometimes before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questo)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Quest
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  QUEST
     n.
     (abbreviation of en quantized electronic structure)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  quest
     n.
     1 A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious,
  or fervent); a mission.
     2 The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or
  obtain; search; pursuit.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
     4 (lb en obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a
  mission or job.
     2 (lb en transitive) To search for something; to seek.
     3 (lb en entomology of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
     n.
     (lb en education) A short test.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Quest
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  QUEST
     n.
     (abbreviation of en quantized electronic structure)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  quest
     n.
     1 A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious,
  or fervent); a mission.
     2 The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or
  obtain; search; pursuit.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
     4 (lb en obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a
  mission or job.
     2 (lb en transitive) To search for something; to seek.
     3 (lb en entomology of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
     n.
     (lb en education) A short test.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  quest'
     Italian det.
     1 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questa)
     2 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questo)
     Italian pron.
     1 (lb it sometimes before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questa)
     2 (lb it sometimes before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questo)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Quest
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  QUEST
     n.
     (abbreviation of en quantized electronic structure)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  quest
     n.
     1 A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious,
  or fervent); a mission.
     2 The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or
  obtain; search; pursuit.
     3 (lb en obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
     4 (lb en obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a
  mission or job.
     2 (lb en transitive) To search for something; to seek.
     3 (lb en entomology of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.
     n.
     (lb en education) A short test.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  quest'
     Italian det.
     1 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questa)
     2 (lb it before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questo)
     Italian pron.
     1 (lb it sometimes before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questa)
     2 (lb it sometimes before a vowel) (apocopic form of it questo)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Quest
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  QUEST
     n.
     (abbreviation of en quantized electronic structure)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quest
     Englanti n.
     etsintä
     Englanti vb.
     etsiä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  quest
     Engelska n.
     en (lång och ambitiös) resa eller ansträngning för att uppnå ett
  visst mål, ett uppdrag; sökande, strävan

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Quest /kvɛst/ 
  1. geste, quête
  Literatur (nur feminin): in der Artusepik die Heldenreise oder Aventiure des Ritters oder Helden, in deren Verlauf er verschiedene Feinde besiegt
  2. quête
  Aufgabe, Auftrag in Rollenspielen und rollenspielähnlichen Computerspielen

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Quest /kwˈɛst/
  المسعى

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  quest //kwɛst// 
  1. ди́рене, ми́сия
  journey or effort in pursuit of a goal
  2. тъ́рсене
  search

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/ 
  poklad

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/ 
  hledání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/
  Suche , Streben , Frage 
           Note: nach
           Note: for

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/
  
  αναζήτηση

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  quest //kwɛst// 
  etsintä
  journey or effort in pursuit of a goal

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  quest /kwest/
  recherche

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/ 
  1. तलाश
        "Sages did penance in quest for truth"

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/ 
  1. तलाशना
        "He continued to quest for clues."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/
  istraživati, traganje, tragati

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/
  1. hivatalos vizsgálat
  2. vizsgálat
  3. felkutatás
  4. vizsgálattal megbízott közeg
  5. kutatás
  6. nyomozás
  7. keresés

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  quest //kwɛst// 
  pencarian
  journey or effort in pursuit of a goal

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  quest //kwɛst// 
  1. クエスト, 探求, 探索
  journey or effort in pursuit of a goal
  2. 捜索, 検索
  search

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  quest /kwest/
  1. ieškojimas
  2. tyrinėjimas, klausinėjimas
  3. ieškoti (for)

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  quest /kwest/
  speurtocht, speurwerk, zoektocht

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  quest /kwest/ 
    poszukiwanie (for sth - czegoś)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/   
  1. busca, procura
  2. buscar, procurar
  3. entrar em uma busca
  4. fazer uma procura

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  quest //kwɛst// 
  mål, resa, strävan, uppdrag
  journey or effort in pursuit of a goal

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  quest /kwˈɛst/
  1. macera
  2. arama, araştırma
  3. tahkik, soruşturma, tetkik
  4. araştırmak
  5. havlayarak av izini aramak (köpek)

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  Quest
  Quest

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈkwɛst/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  93 Moby Thesaurus words for "quest":
     adventure, angle for, ask for, bay, beat about for, cast about,
     chase, chivy, crusade, delve for, delving, dig for, dog, dogging,
     domiciliary visit, dragnet, emprise, expedition, exploration,
     ferret out, fish for, follow, follow up, follow-up, following,
     forage, frisk, give chase, go after, go gunning for, gun for,
     hollo after, hound, house-search, hue and cry, hunt, hunt for,
     hunt up, hunting, inquest, inquiry, inquisition, investigation,
     look, look for, look up, make after, mission, perquisition,
     pilgrimage, posse, probe, probing, prosecute, prosecution,
     prowl after, pursual, pursuance, pursue, pursuing, pursuit,
     quest after, raise the hunt, ransacking, research, rummage,
     run after, search, search for, search out, search party,
     search warrant, search-and-destroy operation, searching, see to,
     seek, seek for, seek out, seeking, shadowing, stalk, stalking,
     still hunt, still-hunt, take out after, track down, tracking,
     tracking down, trailing, try to find, turning over, ululate,
     wail
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 探索,寻求;
  v. 寻找,找,追寻猎物;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  Quest
     n. 探索,寻求,调查
     vt.
     vi. 寻找,找,追寻猎物

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