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Word entry · 5 letters

quest

Best crossword clue

"Search or mission"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /kwɛst/Part of speech verb, nounSorted eqstuStarts with QEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. express the need or desire for

Word origin

From Middle English quest, queste; partly from Anglo-Norman queste, Old French queste (“acquisition, search, hunt”), and partly from their source, Latin quaesta (“tribute, tax, inquiry, search”), noun use of quaesita, the feminine past participle of quaerō (“to ask, seek”).

Used in a sentence

  • the hero's quest
  • Cease your quest of love.
  • At the same time, players are not forced to complete quests in a certain order; they're allowed enough free will within the game to determine their goals and needs.

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