Nouns

(n)pursuit, pursuance, questa search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria“the pursuit of love”, “life is more than the pursuance of fame”, “a quest for wealth”
(n)quest, seekingthe act of searching for something“a quest for diamonds”

Verbs

(v)questmake a search (for)“Things that die with their eyes open and questing”, “The animal came questing through the forest”
(v)questsearch the trail of (game)“The dog went off and quested”
(v)bay, questbark with prolonged noises, of dogs
(v)questseek alms, as for religious purposes
(v)request, ask for, bespeak, call for, questexpress the need or desire for“She requested an extra bed in her room”, “She called for room service”, “when you call, always ask for Mary”