quested

quest

Q q

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwest]
- /kwɛst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kwest]
- /kwɛst/

Definitions of quested word

noun quested a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge. 1
noun quested Medieval Romance. an adventurous expedition undertaken by a knight or knights to secure or achieve something: the quest of the Holy Grail. 1
noun quested those engaged in such an expedition. 1
noun quested British Dialect. inquest. 1
noun quested Obsolete. a jury of inquest. 1
verb without object quested to search; seek (often followed by for or after): to quest after hidden treasure. 1

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Origin of quested

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; (noun) Middle English queste < Old French < Latin quaesīta, feminine past participle of quaerere to seek; (v.) Middle English questen < Old French quester, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Quested

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Quested

quested popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

quested usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for quested

noun quested

missioned — Simple past tense and past participle of mission.
searched — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
hunted — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
journeyed — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
adventured — Simple past tense and past participle of adventure.

verb quested

sought — simple past tense and past participle of seek.
pursued — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.

All 12 Synonyms of quested

Antonyms for quested

noun quested

retreated — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.

verb quested

found — simple past tense and past participle of find.

All 2 Antonyms of quested

quested

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Definitions of quested word

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Origin of quested

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Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Quested

quested popularity

quested usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for quested

noun quested

verb quested

Antonyms for quested

noun quested

verb quested

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