query A query is a question, or the search for a piece of information. The Latin root quaere means "to ask" and it's the basis of the words inquiry, question, quest, request, and query. Query often fits the bill when referring to Internet searches, polite professional discourse, and subtle pleas. You could query as to the whereabouts of the lavatory, but you'd sound a bit prim and be better off asking "Where's the toilet?" If your job entails dealing with annoying questions and complaints, you could make it sound better by proclaiming, "I respond to customer queries." Definitions of
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query
query
queries
the "query" family
1. n
queried
an instance of questioning
Synonyms:
enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, question
Antonyms:
answer the speech act of replying to a question
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Usage Examples The Los Angeles county medical examiner and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles did not respond to queries about the cause of death. The Guardian Mar 10, 2018
The Los Angeles County medical examiner and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles did
inquiring, questioning
not respond to queries about the cause of death.
a request for information
Reuters Mar 10, 2018
The White House responded to the queries on Thursday in a letter from Marc Short, v
pose a question
an assistant to the president, which Cummings released on Friday. Reuters Mar 9, 2018
Synonyms:
question
The company was criticised for taking too long to respond to queries and posting too
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little information about the problem.
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ask address a question to and expect an answer from
query A query is a question, or the search for a piece of information. The Latin root quaere means "to ask" and it's the basis of the words inquiry, q...
