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query

[ kweer-ee ]

noun

plural queries.
  1. a question; an inquiry.
  2. mental reservation; doubt.
  3. Printing. a question mark (?), especially as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text.
  4. an inquiry from a writer to an editor of a magazine, newspaper, etc., regarding the acceptability of or interest in an idea for an article, news story, or the like: usually presented in the form of a letter that outlines or describes the projected piece.


verb (used with object)

queried, querying.
  1. to ask or inquire about:

    No one queried his presence.

  2. to question as doubtful or obscure:

    to query a statement.

  3. Printing. to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query.
  4. to ask questions of.

query

/ ˈ°ì·Éɪə°ùɪ /

noun

  1. a question, esp one expressing doubt, uncertainty, or an objection
  2. a less common name for question mark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to express uncertainty, doubt, or an objection concerning (something)
  2. to express as a query

    "What's up now?" she queried

  3. to put a question to (a person); ask
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ç³Ü±ð۲â·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ´Ç³Ü³Ùq³Ü±ð۲â verb (used with object) outqueried outquerying
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ç³Ü±ð۾±±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of query1

First recorded in 1625–35; alteration (with the influence of -y 3 ) of earlier quere, from Latin quaere quaere
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of query1

C17: from earlier quere, from Latin quaere ask!, from quaerere to seek, inquire
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Mascherano queried a reporter in Spanish when asked about the call.

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He recently responded to the query with a deep, booming laugh.

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The well-meaning messengers posing this query mean to protect fragile work addressing issues of race, but they implicitly send another message.

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Crowley for weeks did not respond to questions from The Times about the precise whereabouts of engines before the blaze and which engine or engines responded first, among other queries.

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The company will also face greater competition in Florida this summer when rival Comcast Corp. opens its Epic Universe theme park in Orlando — something analysts have frequently queried Disney executives about during earnings calls.

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