Quest vs. Pursuit

Questnoun

A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

Questnoun

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.

Questnoun

(obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.

Questnoun

(obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.

Questnoun

(obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.

Questverb

To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.

Questverb

To search for; to examine.

Questverb

To locate and attach to a host animal.

Questnoun

The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc.

Questnoun

Request; desire; solicitation.

Questnoun

Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.

Questnoun

Inquest; jury of inquest.

Questverb

To search for; to examine.

Questverb

To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.

Questnoun

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria;

Questnoun

the act of searching for something;

Questverb

make a search (for);

Questverb

search the trail of (game);

Questverb

bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

Questverb

seek alms, as for religious purposes

Questverb

express the need or desire for; ask for;

Quest

A quest is a journey toward a specific mission or a goal. The word serves as a plot device in mythology and fiction: a difficult journey towards a goal, often symbolic or allegorical.

Pursuitnoun

The act of pursuing.

Pursuitnoun

A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.

Pursuitnoun

(cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.

Pursuitnoun

prosecution

Pursuitnoun

The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy.

Pursuitnoun

A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure.

Pursuitnoun

Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit.

Pursuitnoun

Prosecution.

Pursuitnoun

the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture;

Pursuitnoun

a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria;

Pursuitnoun

a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly);