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/kˈwestʃən/KWES-chuhn

/kˈwɛstʃən/KWES-chuhn

Meaninga seeking

Common meaning: something asked

questto seek, askLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1501 · scan
ionnoun ending: act or result

Journey through time

Latinquaerō, quaesīvī, quaesītum‘to seek, ask’
Frenchquestion
Middle Englishquestiounsource
Englishquestion‘something asked’ · today

quest also in: quest acquire conquer inquire require

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin quaerō ‘to seek, ask’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry quaerō, p. 1501 · dictionary scan

Roots

quaerō, quaesīvī, quaesītum Latin “to seek, ask”

Related words

acquire conquer exquisite inquire quest require

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