Query Definition
kwîrē
queriedqueriesquerying
noun
queries
A question; inquiry.
Webster's New World
A doubt.
Webster's New World
A question mark (?) placed after a question or used to question the accuracy of written or printed matter.
Webster's New World
(computingdatabases) A set of instructions passed to a database.
The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes.
Wiktionary
verb
queriedqueriesquerying
To ask questions or express doubt.
Webster's New World
To call in question; ask about.
Webster's New World
To question (a person)
Webster's New World
To mark (an item) with a notation in order to question its validity or accuracy.
American Heritage
To mark with a query.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Query
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An anglicisation of querean obsolete variant form of Latin quaeresecond-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seeklook for; ask"). Compare question.
From Wiktionary
Alteration of obsolete quaerequere from Latin quaere sing. imperative of quaerere to askto seek
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language5th Edition
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