Quest vs Questions - What's the difference?
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A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.
* (William Shakespeare)
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The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit.
(obsolete) Request; desire; solicitation.
* Herbert
(obsolete) A group of people making search or inquiry.
* (William Shakespeare)
(obsolete) Inquest; jury of inquest.
* (William Shakespeare)
To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job.
To search for; to examine.
A game in which players must only say questions, and if they don't they lose. Below is an example of how to play.
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As an abbreviation quest
is quantized electronic structure.As a noun questions is
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English
(wikipedia quest)Noun
(en noun)- Cease your quest of love.
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- Gad not abroad at every quest and call / Of an untrained hope or passion.
- The senate hath sent about three several quests to search you out.
- What lawful quest have given their verdict?
Derived terms
* sidequestVerb
(en verb)questions
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Noun
(head)- A: Do you know the time?
- B: Can you wait a second while I look for my watch?
- A: Can't you just look at the clock?
- B: Where's the clock?
- A: What clock?
- B: Do you mean the clock on the wall or the one by the door?
- A: What door?
- B: Can you turn around to see the door?
- A: Turn around like this?
- B: Are there any other ways to turn around?
- A: Can you tell me the time yet?
- B: Do you want it the 12-hour or 24-hour format?
- A: Do you think I care?
- B: What does this number on my watch say?
- A: Can't you read numbers?
- B: Do you want to know the time or not?
- A: Of course I do!
- B: Yes, I've just won!
- A: You've won what?
- B: I've won questions !
- A: Ha, that time I won. One all! Game on!