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query
[ kweer-ee ]
noun
- a question; an inquiry.
- mental reservation; doubt.
- Printing. a question mark (?), especially as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text.
- 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)
- to ask or inquire about:
No one queried his presence.
- to question as doubtful or obscure:
to query a statement.
- Printing. to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query.
- to ask questions of.
query
/ ˈkwɪərɪ /
noun
- a question, esp one expressing doubt, uncertainty, or an objection
- a less common name for question mark
verb
- to express uncertainty, doubt, or an objection concerning (something)
- to express as a query
"What's up now?" she queried
- to put a question to (a person); ask
Other Words From
- query·ing·ly adverb
- outquery verb (used with object) outqueried outquerying
- un·queried adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of query1
Example Sentences
An MP said there were "huge flaws" in the government's original impact assessment for the scheme, while another queried why compensation was not capped.
Back in August, this space presented the query that was foremost in the mind of the increasingly uneasy Trojans family.
HuntingCrossbows replied to our query about the legality of the weapon it sold us and other knives for sale on its website by saying "these are cosplay or display knives for decoration use only".
Raw Story couldn’t show that because it couldn’t produce evidence that any of its content had been copied in answers to user queries and therefore that it had suffered “concrete harm.”
However, when the risk assessment was submitted by developers in summer this year, its accuracy was queried by Sport England.
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