Quest (Verb)
Meaning 1
Seek alms, as for religious purposes.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The friar would quest for alms throughout the village each day to support his order's charitable work.
- In ancient times, Buddhist monks would often quest for food and clothing in exchange for spiritual guidance.
- The group of mendicants traveled from town to town, questing for food and shelter from kind strangers.
- During the annual festival, local monks would quest for alms as part of their traditional fundraising efforts.
- The community came together to support a group of devoted nuns who would regularly quest for donations to fund their social services.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Make a search (for); "Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Related Words
Meaning 3
Express the need or desire for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 4
Bark with prolonged noises, of dogs.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 5
Search the trail of (game); "The dog went off and quested".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.