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Definition of query in English:
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query
NOUN (plural queries) 1
A question, especially one expressing doubt or requesting information. ‘if you have any queries please telephone our office’ More example sentences
Synonyms
1.1 Used in writing or speaking to question the accuracy of a following statement or to
introduce a question. Example sentences
1.2 Printing A question mark.
VERB (queried, queries, querying) 1
[reporting verb] Ask a question about something, especially in order to express one's doubts about it or to check its validity or accuracy. [with clause] ‘many people queried whether any harm had been done’ [with object] ‘I rang the water company to query my bill’ [with direct speech] ‘‘Why not?’ he queried’ More example sentences
Synonyms
1.1 North American [with object] Put a question or questions to (someone)
‘when these officers were queried, they felt unhappy’ More example sentences
Origin Mid 17th century: anglicized form of the Latin imperative quaere!, used in the 16th century in English as a verb in the sense ‘inquire’ and as a noun meaning ‘query’, from Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’.
Pronunciation query /kwri/
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