quest

Meanings

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

Synonyms

bay, bespeak, call for, pursuance, pursuit, request, seeking