Quest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

the act of searching for something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈɛst/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈɛst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈɛst/

1 syllable Say it as /kwˈɛst/.

Examples

the pursuit of love
life is more than the pursuance of fame
a quest for wealth

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

call for bay request pursuit bespeak pursuance seeking

Parts of Speech

noun	a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria “the pursuit of love”
noun	the act of searching for something “a quest for diamonds”
verb	make a search (for) “Things that die with their eyes open and questing”
verb	search the trail of (game) “The dog went off and quested”
verb	bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
verb	seek alms, as for religious purposes
verb	express the need or desire for; ask for “She requested an extra bed in her room”

Word Forms

pursue	verb	go in search of or hunt for
quest	verb	make a search (for)
seek	verb	try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
quest	noun	the act of searching for something
quester	noun	someone making a search or inquiry
bay	noun	the sound of a hound on the scent
request	noun	the verbal act of requesting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Suche

eine Suche nach einer Alternative, die kognitive Kriterien erfüllt

🇫🇷French

quête

une recherche d’une alternative répondant à des critères cognitifs

🇪🇸Spanish

búsqueda

una búsqueda de una alternativa que cumpla con los criterios cognitivos

🇮🇹Italian

ricerca

la ricerca di un’alternativa che soddisfi i criteri cognitivi

🇳🇱Dutch

speurtocht

een zoektocht naar een alternatief dat aan cognitieve criteria voldoet

🇵🇹Portuguese

busca

uma busca por uma alternativa que atenda aos critérios cognitivos

🇷🇺Russian

квест

поиск альтернативы, отвечающей когнитивным критериям

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोज

एक ऐसे विकल्प की खोज जो संज्ञानात्मक मानदंडों को पूरा करता हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুসন্ধান

একটি বিকল্পের জন্য অনুসন্ধান যা জ্ঞানীয় মানদণ্ড পূরণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தேடுதல்

அறிவாற்றல் அளவுகோல்களை சந்திக்கும் மாற்றுக்கான தேடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తపన

అభిజ్ఞా ప్రమాణాలకు అనుగుణంగా ఉండే ప్రత్యామ్నాయం కోసం అన్వేషణ

🇮🇳Marathi

शोध

संज्ञानात्मक निकष पूर्ण करणाऱ्या पर्यायाचा शोध

🇮🇳Gujarati

શોધ

જ્ઞાનાત્મક માપદંડોને પૂર્ણ કરતા વિકલ્પની શોધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನ್ವೇಷಣೆ

ಅರಿವಿನ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವ ಪರ್ಯಾಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹುಡುಕಾಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്വേഷണം

വൈജ്ഞാനിക മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങൾ പാലിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ബദലിനായുള്ള തിരയൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੋਜ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ ਜੋ ਬੋਧਾਤਮਕ ਮਾਪਦੰਡਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੂਰਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جستجو

ایک متبادل کی تلاش جو علمی معیار پر پورا اترے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

寻求

寻找符合认知标准的替代方案

🇯🇵Japanese

クエスト

認知基準を満たす代替手段の検索

🇰🇷Korean

탐구

인지적 기준을 충족하는 대안을 찾는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhiệm vụ

tìm kiếm một giải pháp thay thế đáp ứng tiêu chí nhận thức

🇹🇭Thai

การแสวงหา

การค้นหาทางเลือกอื่นที่ตรงตามเกณฑ์การรับรู้

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencarian

pencarian alternatif yang memenuhi kriteria kognitif

🇵🇭Filipino

paghahanap

isang paghahanap para sa isang alternatibo na nakakatugon sa mga pamantayang nagbibigay-malay

🇲🇾Malay

pencarian

pencarian alternatif yang memenuhi kriteria kognitif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السعي

البحث عن بديل يلبي المعايير المعرفية

🇮🇷Persian

تلاش

جستجو برای جایگزینی که معیارهای شناختی را برآورده کند

🇹🇷Turkish

arayış

bilişsel kriterleri karşılayan bir alternatif arayışı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַחקוֹר

חיפוש אחר אלטרנטיבה העונה על קריטריונים קוגניטיביים

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