Quest meaning : A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit. Request; desire; solicitation. A group of people making search or inquiry. Inquest; jury of inquest. To seek or pursue a goal; to undertake a mission or job. To search for; to examine. (of a tick) To locate and attach to a host animal.