quest

quest
n
1. search, exploration, pursuit; expedition, excursion, journey, voyage; campaign, crusade, mission, pilgrimage, march; chase, hunt, Brit. chevy; trailing, pursuance, following, coursing, tracking; stalking, prowling, seeking, searching.
2. goal, aim, mark, objective; destination, end, target, bull's-eye; quarry, quintain, prey, game; intent, intention, purpose, point, end in view; ambition, desire, desideratum, nisus, striving.
v
3.Usu. quest for or after
search for, look for, hunt for, cast about for; delve for, fish for, angle for, leave no stone unturned; chase, run after, seek, stalk.
4. pursue, desire, seek, aspire to, push toward; be intent on, contend for, aim for, have in mind; strive for, try one's best for; crave, covet, beg for.

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