(n.) 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.
(n.) Request; desire; solicitation.
(n.) Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.
(n.) Inquest; jury of inquest.
(n.) To search for; to examine.
(v. i.) To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Broken King by Philip Womack Photograph: Troika Books The Sword in the Stone begins with Wart on a "quest" to find a tutor.
(2) Alternative interpretations of these investigations, however, suggest important hypotheses for further research in our quest to understand information-processing deficits associated with schizophrenia.
(3) At the time, he described his scientific quest by gesturing to the ocean: "We're just trying to figure out who fucking lives out there."
(4) Lula responded by insisting that his government would not stray from its quest to protect the Amazon and appointed another high-profile environmentalist, Green party founder Carlos Minc, as his new minister.
(5) The American president at the time, George HW Bush, captured the mood well in his September 1990 address to Congress when he articulated his vision of a “new world order … freer from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peace”.
(6) While it is not directly related to the name issue, the plaintiffs were hoping that Abe’s quest to raise the profile of women in the workplace would help their cause.
(7) I can’t see they’d be able to ameliorate this.” Malcolm Turnbull’s quest for power leaves him at odds with the electorate | Peter Lewis Read more Xenophon said the aspects of the plebiscite that troubled him were the cost, the amount of “national oxygen” spent on the issue and its non-binding nature.
(8) There’s a lot to break down with the NCAA Tournament, what with 68 teams playing a tournament that lasts several weeks, but this FAQ should at least clear a few things up about college basketball’s month-long quest to crown a champion.
(9) The country’s post-Soviet history has been defined by two diplomatic disputes with its neighbours: a quest to get Turkey to agree that the massacre of hundreds of thousands of Armenians during the late Ottoman era constituted genocide; and the search for a political settlement to a conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory .
(10) A suppression of questing activity with increased ambient temperature was evident at the highest observed temperatures, implying an upper temperature limit for this activity.
(11) Evidently fuelled by the agony of losing a series twelve months ago when the trophy was almost within their grasp, they also had the teamwork, technique and experience to turn their quest for revenge into a reality.
(12) With Ukip's clear "in-out" referendum pledge snapping at his heels and devastation beckoning at this year's European elections, Cameron needs a form of words that honours his quest for European reform while calming his party.
(13) Most ticks (99%) used grass as questing sites at a height of approximately 45 cm (range 10-97 cm), which correlates with the size of host animals.
(14) The quest for a deal in Paris is intensifying, according to Laurence Tubiana, the French ambassador for climate change, speaking during a Google hangout on Friday .
(15) In view of the results of CAST, researchers working in the field of experimental arrhythmia have been increasingly focusing on the quest for new anti-arrhythmic modes of action and ways of detecting pro-arrhythmic properties of antiarrhythmic drugs at an early stage.
(16) Here's what happened the last time these two sides played here in mid-October: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close 3.27am GMT Preamble Hello, and welcome to the Western Conference semi-final second leg between Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders , in which Portland try to defend a slim lead and Seattle continue their annual quest to make a second leg playoff comeback actually count.
(17) She put herself above everyone else.” Ultimately, Mayer failed in her impossible quest.
(18) Not because of a statistical quest to have every school an academy, but because the academy in which you work will be part of a wider family and the independence this brings creates opportunity for innovation and choice.” The Department for Education defended the changes facing primary schools.
(19) "Saturday nights are the World Cup finals for people who create TV formats – it's still the most exciting quest there is – and the premium on new ideas and the next big thing is even higher.
(20) In their quest to avoid relegation from the Premier League, Sunderland Association Football Club have appointed a self-declared fascist as manager .
Request
Definition:
(n.) The act of asking for anything desired; expression of desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition; entreaty.
(n.) That which is asked for or requested.
(n.) A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to be sought after or asked for; demand.
(v. t.) To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.
(v. t.) To address with a request; to ask.
Example Sentences:
(1) "Especially at a time when they are turning down voluntary requests and securing the positions of senior managers."
(2) Pickles said that to restore its public standing, the corporation needed to be more transparent, including opening itself up to freedom of information requests.
(3) The authors have studied the different situations that prompt a request for genetic counseling if different members of the same family suffer from cancer.
(4) The eight senators, including the incoming ranking member Mark Warner of Virginia, wrote to Barack Obama to request he declassify relevant intelligence on the election.
(5) Initial proceedings in Carl Pistorius' trial had focused on a request by South Africa's national broadcaster, SABC, to show the trial proceedings live on national television or record them for later use.
(6) The court hearing – in a case of the kind likely to be heard in secret if the government's justice and security bill is passed – was requested by the law firm Leigh Day and the legal charity Reprieve, acting for Serdar Mohammed, tortured by the Afghan security services after being transferred to their custody by UK forces.
(7) Kunduz hospital patients 'burned in beds … even wars have rules', says MSF chief Read more The resolution – which was supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and others – requests that Ban present recommendations on measures to prevent attacks and to ensure that those who carry them out are held accountable.
(8) It also pledged support to a veterans’ group that rejected a request by a gay, lesbian and bisexual group to march in the St Patrick’s Day parade in Boston.
(9) Tony Abbott urges Europe to adopt Australian policies in refugee crisis Read more Given that Obama – whatever one’s views on his strategy – is not advocating a bigger military contribution, the only difference is that Abbott is “urging” the US and others to do more, which sounds resolute, and Turnbull says he would consider any request if it was made.
(10) The latest annual report from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has revealed that there was 582,727 requests for phone, web browsing and location data – commonly known as “metadata” – that can reveal detailed information about a person’s personal lives and associations.
(11) In a surprise telephone call to a US congressional hearing on Thursday night, Chen repeated his request to go to the US with his family and asked to meet Clinton.
(12) The American paper claimed Mr Jameel's company was one of a number of organisations being monitored at the request of law enforcement agencies, to prevent funds being channelled to terrorist organisations, a claim that turned out to be untrue.
(13) Also bear in mind that this request is just that, you are asking the club to place you on the transfer list, which they are perfectly entitled to reject.
(14) DNA studies were undertaken following 53 requests from pregnant women at risk for Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy, including 32 in whom there was only 1 affected individual in the family (sporadic cases).
(15) Tension heightened last week after Davis continued to refuse licenses to couples; on Friday, she filed a request to the supreme court to stay the lower court’s decision.
(16) This paper describes the counseling program implemented by a social worker and a family planning counselor for female clinic patients requesting sterilization.
(17) The Federal Penal Service rejected a request from Alyokhina and Tolokonnikova to serve their remaining time in Moscow; given the high profile nature of their case, they are afraid for their safety in the communal environment of a correctional colony.
(18) Requesting physicians explicitly identified "no money" or "no insurance" as the primary reason for transfer in 89 per cent of 164 cases in which these data were recorded.
(19) In the wake of her win, Aung San Suu Kyi has written to Min Aung Hlaing, the president, Thein Sein, and the parliamentary Speaker, Shwe Mann, requesting a meeting to discuss the election and “national reconciliation”, according to the National League for Democracy Facebook page.
(20) Access to besieged areas was a condition of a truce brokered earlier this year by the US and Russia , but the Syrian government has continued to ignore requests for aid deliveries, humanitarian officials say.