Quest and Want

Quest

Quest verb - To ask for (something) earnestly or with authority.

Usage example: I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter

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Want and quest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Quest".

Nearby Words: question, quested, questing

Want verb - To have as a requirement.

Usage example: that stray cat wants food and a clean place to sleep

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Quest and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quest" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

special	special quest	special want
original	original quest	original want
actual	actual quest	actual want
real	real quest	real want
Other adjectives: great, little, lost, important, personal, secret, new, heroic, desperate, minor, last, different, mad.

life	quest life	want life
relationship	quest relationship	want relationship

Finding Nemo: Marlin and Dory find the ocean has as many helpful neighbors as it does folks who don't care about their quest and want nothing to do with it.

Source: Bystander Syndrome
They are joined on their quest by Hana, a night elf Druid, and his human lover Kit, who also want a black dragon to create an aphrodisiac.The series plays out like a long quest chain in the MMORPG it's based on.

Source: Machinima / Chronicle of the Annoying Quest
If you want the New Game+ instead, you have to see your quest through to the long ending.

Source: Video Game / Bravely Default

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