"quester" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: questers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: quest + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quest|er|id2=agent noun}} quest + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} quester (plural questers)
  1. A person engaged in a quest. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-quester-en-noun-iiPaFaYV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Old French entries with incorrect language header, Old French undefined derivations, Old French verbs ending in -er, Old French verbs with weak-a preterite Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 81 12 3 4 Disambiguation of Old French undefined derivations: 82 9 3 5 Disambiguation of Old French verbs ending in -er: 79 10 5 6 Disambiguation of Old French verbs with weak-a preterite: 80 9 4 6

Verb [Middle French]

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], quester [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], questant [gerund, participle, present]
Head templates: {{head|frm|verb}} quester
  1. to search for; to look for Synonyms: chercher, querir
    Sense id: en-quester-frm-verb-b1zk6aUE Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Old French]

Etymology: From Latin quaestāre, present active infinitive of quaestō (“to search”), from quaestus. Etymology templates: {{uder|fro|la|quaestāre}} Latin quaestāre Head templates: {{head|fro|verb}} quester Inflection templates: {{fro-conj-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], quester [infinitive], avoir questé [infinitive, multiword-construction], en questant [gerund], gerund of avoir + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction], questant [participle, present], questé [participle, past], quest [first-person, indicative, present, singular], questes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], queste [indicative, present, singular, third-person], questons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], questez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], questent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], questoie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], questeie [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], questoe [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], questeve [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], questoies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], questeies [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], questoes [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], questeves [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], questoit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], questeit [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], questot [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], questeve [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], questiiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], questiens [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], questiiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], questiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], questoient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], questeient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], questoent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], questevent [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], questai [first-person, indicative, preterite, singular], questas [indicative, preterite, second-person, singular], questa [indicative, preterite, singular, third-person], questames [first-person, indicative, plural, preterite], questastes [indicative, plural, preterite, second-person], questerent [indicative, plural, preterite, third-person], questerai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], questeras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], questera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], questerons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], questeroiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], questereiz [future, indicative, plural, second-person], questerez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], questeront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], questeroie [conditional, first-person, singular], questereie [conditional, first-person, singular], questeroies [conditional, second-person, singular], questereies [conditional, second-person, singular], questeroit [conditional, singular, third-person], questereit [conditional, singular, third-person], questeriiens [conditional, first-person, plural], questeriens [conditional, first-person, plural], questeriiez [conditional, plural, second-person], questeriez [conditional, plural, second-person], questeroient [conditional, plural, third-person], questereient [conditional, plural, third-person], present tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect tense of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], preterite tense of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future tense of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional tense of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], quest [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], quez [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], quest [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], questons [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], questez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], questent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], questasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], questasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], questast [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], questissons [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], questissiens [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], questissoiz [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], questissez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], questissiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], questassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], queste [imperative, second-person, singular], questons [first-person, imperative, plural], questez [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to search for; to look for Synonyms (look for): cerchier, querir
    Sense id: en-quester-fro-verb-b1zk6aUE Disambiguation of 'look for': 94 6
  2. to pursue; to follow; to go after
    Sense id: en-quester-fro-verb-~mYag3e0

Inflected forms

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    {
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    {
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        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "third-person"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
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        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
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        "subjunctive"
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "word": "cerchier"
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      "word": "querir"
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