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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUE'RY, n. [from L. quaere, imperative of quaero; perhaps Heb. to seek, to search, to inquire.]
A question; an inquiry to be answered or resolved.
I will conclude by proposing some queries.
QUE'RY, v.i. To ask a question or questions.
Three Cambridge sophs each prompt to query, answer and debate.
QUE'RY, v.t.
1. To seek; to inquire; as, query the sum or amount; query the motive or the fact.
2. To examine by questions.
3. To doubt of.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation] [ant: answer] v
1: pose a question [syn: question, query]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural queries) Etymology: alteration of earlier quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere to ask Date: circa 1635 1. question, inquiry 2. a question in the mind ; doubt 3. question mark 2 II. transitive verb (queried; querying) Date: 1654 1. to ask questions of especially with a desire for authoritative information 2. to ask questions about especially in order to resolve a doubt 3. to put as a question 4. to mark with a query Synonyms: see ask • querier noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a question, esp. expressing doubt or objection. 2 a question mark, or the word query spoken or written to question accuracy or as a mark of interrogation. --v. (-ies, -ied) 1 tr. (often foll. by whether, if, etc. + clause) ask or inquire. 2 tr. call (a thing) in question in speech or writing. 3 tr. dispute the accuracy of. 4 intr. put a question. Etymology: Anglicized form of quaere f. L quaerere ask, after INQUIRY

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Query Que"ry, n.; pl. Queries. [L. quaere, imperative sing. of quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask, inquire. Cf. Acquire, Conquer, Exquisite, Quest, Require.] 1. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved. I shall conclude with proposing only some queries, in order to a . . . search to be made by others. --Sir I. Newton. 2. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity. 3. An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Query Que"ry, v. i. 1. To ask questions; to make inquiry. Each prompt to query, answer, and debate. --Pope. 2. To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Query Que"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Queried; p. pr. & vb. n. Querying.] 1. To put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to query the motive or the fact. 2. To address questions to; to examine by questions. 3. To doubt of; to regard with incredulity. 4. To write `` query'' (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See Qu[ae]re.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(queries, querying, queried) 1. A query is a question, especially one that you ask an organization, publication, or expert. If you have any queries about this insurance, please contact Travel Insurance Services Limited. N-COUNT: oft N about n 2. If you query something, you check it by asking about it because you are not sure if it is correct. It's got a number you can ring to query your bill... = question VERB: V n 3. To query means to ask a question. 'Is there something else?' Ryle queried as Helen stopped speaking... One of the journalists queried whether sabotage could have been involved. VERB: V with quote, V wh, also V n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Question, inquiry, interrogatory. II. v. n. Make inquiry, ask questions. III. v. a. 1. Question, inquire, ask. 2. Doubt, dispute, hesitate to believe, consider questionable.

Moby Thesaurus

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