Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with quest in British Collocation
quest
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
continuing for a long time
She is engaged in a constant quest to find clothes that fit.
happening now and continuing
The ongoing quest for safer food has meant that increasing numbers of consumers view supermarkets with suspicion.
unlikely to be successful
The novel centres on her futile quest to find a job she enjoyed.
types of quest
What had begun as a personal quest had grown into a very promising research project.
start a quest
A third coalition was necessary because Napoleon began a quest for military empire in Europe.
be involved in a quest
The book is about one man pursuing his quest for what he believes to be right.
end a quest successfully
After two months, I had completed my quest of visiting every single church in Suffolk.
end a quest before you have completed it
At the age of forty six and in failing health he had to abandon his quest for power.
for information
The quest for answers goes on.
for a particular state
If your quest for love has so far proved fruitless – how about spending a night speed dating?
for success or power
He has agreed to help the club in its quest for success.