query
Americannoun
PLURAL
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a question; an inquiry.
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mental reservation; doubt.
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Printing. a question mark (?), especially as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text.
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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)
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to ask or inquire about.
No one queried his presence.
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to question as doubtful or obscure.
to query a statement.
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Printing. to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query.
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to ask questions of.
noun
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a question, esp one expressing doubt, uncertainty, or an objection
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a less common name for question mark
verb
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to express uncertainty, doubt, or an objection concerning (something)
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to express as a query
"What's up now?" she queried
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to put a question to (a person); ask
Other Word Forms
- outquery verb (used with object)
- queryingly adverb
- unqueried adjective
Etymology
Origin of query
First recorded in 1625–35; alteration (with the influence of -y 3 ) of earlier quere, from Latin quaere quaere
Example Sentences
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Inference, the process a trained model uses to generate the response to a query, requires less computational power than training.
In response to a query, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration said there were compliance issues surrounding Ó hAnnaidh's application.
From BBC
Every malicious query becomes training data for China’s systems.
The text-generating AI known as large language models can draft briefs, summarize medical notes and answer queries.
During its annual developers conference in May, Google unveiled a suite of sophisticated AI products and a revamped version of its classic search engine featuring AI Mode, which answers search queries in a chatbot-style conversation.
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