query
Other forms: queried; queries; querying
A query is a questionor the search for a piece of information.
The Latin root quaere means "to ask" and it's the basis of the words inquiryquestionquestrequestand query. Query often fits the bill when referring to Internet searchespolite professional discourseand subtle pleas. You could query as to the whereabouts of the lavatorybut you'd sound a bit prim and be better off asking "Where's the toilet?" If your job entails dealing with annoying questions and complaintsyou could make it sound better by proclaiming"I respond to customer queries."
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an instance of questioningsynonyms: enquiry inquiry interrogation question
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pose a questionsynonyms: questiontypes:interpellatequestion formally about policy or government businessexaminequestion closelypumpquestion persistentlydebriefput someone through a debriefing and make him reportcross examine cross question cross-examinequestion closelyor question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing sidegrillexamine thoroughlyrequestinquire for (information)type of:askaddress a question to and expect an answer from
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