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Definition of query noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

query

noun
 
/ˈkwɪəri/
 
/ˈkwɪri/
(plural queries)
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  1. a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about something
    • Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries.
    • If you have a query about your insurance policy, contact our helpline.
    Extra Examples
    • I posted my query on the website and got an immediate reply.
    • I've a query to put to the last speaker.
    • We had queries from people all over the country.
    • We regret that we cannot deal with queries on individual cases.
    • Have you any queries about what you're supposed to do?
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • customer
    • email
    • search
    verb + query
    • have
    • raise
    • email
    preposition
    • query about
    • query as to
    • query concerning
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  2. a question mark to show that something has not been finished or decided
    • Put a query against Jack's name—I'm not sure if he's coming.
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: anglicized form of the Latin imperative quaere!, used in the 16th cent. in English as a verb in the sense ‘inquire’ and as a noun meaning ‘query’, from Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’.
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