query
verb/ˈkwɪəri/
/ˈkwɪri/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they query | /ˈkwɪəri/ /ˈkwɪri/ |
| he / she / it queries | /ˈkwɪəriz/ /ˈkwɪriz/ |
| past simple queried | /ˈkwɪərid/ /ˈkwɪrid/ |
| past participle queried | /ˈkwɪərid/ /ˈkwɪrid/ |
| -ing form querying | /ˈkwɪəriɪŋ/ /ˈkwɪriɪŋ/ |
- to express doubt about whether something is correct or not or what something means
- query something We queried the bill as it seemed far too high.
- I'm not in a position to query their decision.
- He hoped his expense account would not be queried too closely.
- query what, whether, etc… Both novels query what it means to be American.
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- to ask a question; to put a question to somebody
- + speech ‘Who will be leading the team?’ queried Simon.
- ‘Why ever not?’ she queried.
- query somebody (especially North American English) I queried a few people on the subject.
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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