- a questionesp one expressing doubtuncertaintyor an objection
- a less common name for question mark
- to express uncertaintydoubtor an objection concerning (something)
- to express as a query
- US to put a question to (a person); ask
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que•ry /ˈkwɪriˈkwɛri/USA pronunciation
n.pl. -ries, v., -ried-ry•ing.
n. [countable]
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025n. [countable]
- a question;
an inquiry:The reporter had a query for the mayor. - Printingquestion mark (def. 1).
v. [~ + object]
- to question as doubtful:to query a statement.
- to ask questions of:They queried her on her future plans.
que•ry
(kwēr′ē),USA pronunciation n.pl. -ries, v., -ried-ry•ing.
n.
v.t.
que′ry•ing•lyadv.
n.
- a question;
an inquiry. - mental reservation;
doubt. - Printinga question mark (?)esp. as added on a manuscriptproof sheetor the likeindicating doubt as to some point in the text.
- an inquiry from a writer to an editor of a magazinenewspaperetc.regarding the acceptability of or interest in an idea for an articlenews storyor the like: usually presented in the form of a letter that outlines or describes the projected piece.
v.t.
- to ask or inquire about:No one queried his presence.
- to question as doubtful or obscure:to query a statement.
- Printingto mark (a manuscriptproof sheetetc.) with a query.
- to ask questions of.
- Latin quaere quaere
- alteration (compare -y3) of earlier quere 1625–35
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query /ˈkwɪərɪ/ n ( pl -ries)
'query' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
demand
- interrogation
- query language
- SQL
- conquer
- inquire
- inquiry
- interrobang
- interrogate
- letter ruling
- Qq
- Q fever
- qu.
- quaere
- question
- Qy.
- rescript