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Noun
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(n)
pursuit (pursuit%1:09:00::)
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pursuance (pursuance%1:09:00::)
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quest (quest%1:09:00::)
(a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria)
"the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"
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S:
(n)
quest (quest%1:04:00::)
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seeking (seeking%1:04:00::)
(the act of searching for something)
"a quest for diamonds"
Verb
S:
(v)
quest (quest%2:40:00::)
(make a search (for))
"Things that die with their eyes open and questing"; "The animal came questing through the forest"
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quest (quest%2:38:00::)
(search the trail of (game))
"The dog went off and quested"
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bay (bay%2:32:00::)
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quest (quest%2:32:02::)
(bark with prolonged noises, of dogs)
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quest (quest%2:32:00::)
(seek alms, as for religious purposes)
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request (request%2:32:01::)
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ask for (ask_for%2:32:00::)
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bespeak (bespeak%2:32:00::)
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call for (call_for%2:32:04::)
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quest (quest%2:32:01::)
(express the need or desire for)
"She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"