quest

IPA: kwˈɛst

A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
(obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
(obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
(obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
(education) A short test.
A surname from German.
Abbreviation of quantized electronic structure. [(physics) Any material that confines electrons in such a small space that their wavelike behaviour becomes important and their properties are strongly modified by quantum mechanical effects; examples include atoms and layered semiconductor devices.]

Examples of "quest" in Sentences

I found it quite moving, and not only because the guy on a quest is my friend.
Tony Mowbray is watching his title quest being undermined by negligent defending and if the
The title quest has been driving him, from Pittsburgh to Detroit to Chicago the past few years.
This season, coach Brian Kopetsky is hopeful his squad can continue the title quest on several levels.
The title quest has been driving him, all the way from Pittsburgh to Detroit and Chicago the past few years.
BERLIN - Olympic champion Angelo Taylor lost an appeal Sunday to be reinstated back into the 400-meter hurdles, ending his title quest at the world championships.
Mr. Velasco studied economics at Columbia University, as part of what he calls a quest "to understand how did this happen [to Chile] and how do we make sure it will not happen again."
We have seen again and again in modern U.S. politics that to create a compelling narrative of any candidate's major character flaws, his opponents or the media need to find early hints of that flaw, what I call the quest for foreshadowing (see below).