questing Definition

quest
noun

1. A search or hunt.
2. A journey, especially one undertaken by a medieval knight, that involves searching for something (eg the Holy Grail) or achieving some goal and often resulting in various adventures which bring about some form self-improvement or self-discovery, etc.

Thesaurus: mission, expedition, journey, pilgrimage, crusade, pursuit, search.
3. The object of a search; an aim or goal.

verb, intr quested, questing

1. To search about; to roam around in search of it.

Form: quest after something (usually)
Form: quest for something
2. Said of a dog: to search for game.

Derivative: quester
noun

Derivative: questing
adj, noun

Derivative: questingly
adverb

Idiom: in quest of something

In the process of looking for it.

Etymology: 14c: from Latin quaerere to seek.