{
    "term": "quest",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a long search for something, especially for some quality such as happiness",
            "sensetop": "quest for somethingin quest of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the quest for happiness/knowledge/truth",
                    "contextForm": "quest for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He set off in quest of adventure.",
                    "contextForm": "in quest of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a quest narrative/novel/story"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team will continue its quest for Olympic gold this afternoon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "her quest for a better life"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is on an endless quest for knowledge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is an important stage in their quest for the truth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We set off in quest of the perfect wedding dress."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["endless", "eternal", "never-ending"],
                "verb + quest": ["begin", "embark on", "go on"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the quest", "in quest of", "quest for"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kwest/",
                "audio": "qu/quest/quest__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kwest/",
                "audio": "qu/quest/quest__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French queste (noun), quester (verb), based on Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’. See also inquest."
}