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noun | que·ry | \ kwir-ē , kwer- \
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Definition of QUERY
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plural queries
a very rich man
: QUESTION , INQUIRY
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: a question in the mind : DOUBT
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: QUESTION MARK 2
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Examples of QUERY in a Sentence
3 hoax, unwitting
I have a query about my order.
'not knowing' or 'not intended'
4 Anglo-American
The librarian responded to my query.
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5 sartorial 'of or relating to clothes'
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Meanwhile, my initial queries into adoption turned up numerous obstacles. — Sarah Kowalski, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Misleading Promise of IVF for Women Over 40," 21 Feb. 2018 Over the next two years, Vestager’s staff reviewed data from 1.7 billion Google queries.
querulous
query queryingly
— Charles Duhigg, New York Times, "The Case Against Google," 20 Feb. 2018
queryist
In 2000 it was moved again to the American Community Survey, a longer query sent annually to about 3 million households. — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, "US wants to add citizenship query to census, but group of states and DC protest," 18 Feb. 2018
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QUERY Synonyms
QUERY
Synonyms distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, dubiety, incertitude, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, reservation, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty
alteration of earlier quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere to ask
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Definition of QUERY
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queried; querying
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transitive verb 1
: to ask questions of especially with a desire for authoritative information
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: to ask questions about especially in order to resolve a doubt
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: to put as a question
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: to mark with a query
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— querier noun
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Examples of QUERY in a Sentence They conducted a survey in which several hundred people were queried about their dietary habits. it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order
Recent Examples of QUERY from the Web Verily also seeks to organise health information so that it can be queried for useful insights. — The Economist, "Apple and Amazon’s moves in health signal a coming transformation," 3 Feb. 2018 House Republican leaders could begin to query members on their support for the Goodlatte proposal when members return to Washington next week. — Alex Daugherty And Emma Dumain, miamiherald, "House GOP to test conservative immigration bill | Miami Herald," 25 Jan. 2018 The Houzz survey queried more than 1,700 homeowners who'd either completed a kitchen remodel in the previous 12 months, currently working on one or were planning to start one in the next three months. — Diane Cowen, Houston Chronicle, "Kitchen trends: Style going more contemporary," 23 Jan. 2018
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First Known Use of QUERY
QUERY Synonyms
1614
Synonyms challenge, contest, dispute, impeach, oppugn, question Antonyms accept, believe, embrace, swallow
Synonym Discussion of QUERY ASK , QUESTION , INTERROGATE , QUERY , INQUIRE mean to address a person in order to gain
· usually suggests the asking of series of questions. · questioned them about every detail of the trip suggests formal or official systematic questioning. · the prosecutor interrogated the witness all day implies a desire for authoritative information or confirmation. · queried a librarian about the book implies a searching for facts or for truth often specifically by asking questions. · began to inquire of friends and teachers what career she should pursue information. ASK implies no more than the putting of a question. ask for directions QUESTION INTERROGATE
QUERY
INQUIRE
QUERY Defined for English Language Learners
query noun
Definition of QUERY for English Language Learners : a question or a request for information about something
query verb
Definition of QUERY for English Language Learners : to ask (someone) a question : to ask questions or express doubt about (something) : to ask (a question)
QUERY Defined for Kids
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query
noun | que·ry | \ kwir-ē , kwer-ē \
Definition of QUERY for Students plural queries
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: 1 QUESTION 1 My queries went unanswered.
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query verb
Definition of QUERY for Students queried; querying
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: to put as a question “Can I come?” she queried.
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: to ask questions about especially in order to clear up a doubt They queried his decision.
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: to ask questions of I'll query the professor.
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