Word Origin & History query 1530s, quære, from L. quære "ask," imperative of quærere "to seek, gain, ask," probably ultimately from PIE *kwo-, base forming the stem of relative and interrogative pronouns. Spelling altered c.1600 by influence of inquiry. The noun in the sense of "a question" is attested from 1630s.
stand up to stick it out stimulate summon tax test throw down the gauntlet try vindicate
doubt
verb. lack confidence in; question be apprehensive of
challenge
give no credence
misgive
be curious
demur
harbor suspicion
mistrust
be dubious
disbelieve
have qualms
not buy
be in a quandary
discredit
hesitate
query
be puzzled
dispute
imagine
read differently
be uncertain
distrust
impugn
scruple
be undetermined
fear
insinuate
shilly-shally
call in question
fluctuate
misdoubt
skepticize
look into
question
smell a rat surmise suspect take dim view of vacillate waver wonder at
enquire
verb. ask about go over
But it is needless to complete the query ; the answer alone is important. There was something half-plaintive in the modulated cadences of the query. Then, in his turn, Burke put the query that the girl had put to him a little while before. And then her insolence reached its culmination in a query of her own: "Was his name Griggs?" EXPAND
