[syn: question, query]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Query \Que"ry\, n.; pl. Queries. [L. quaere, imperative sing.
of quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask,
inquire. Cf. Acquire, Conquer, Exquisite, Quest,
Require.]
1. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.
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I shall conclude with proposing only some queries,
in order to a . . . search to be made by others.
--Sir I.
Newton.
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2. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about
his sincerity.
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3. An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a
doubt.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Query \Que"ry\, v. i.
1. To ask questions; to make inquiry.
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Each prompt to query, answer, and debate. --Pope.
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2. To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Query \Que"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Queried; p. pr. & vb. n.
Querying.]
1. To put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to
inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to
query the motive or the fact.
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2. To address questions to; to examine by questions.
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3. To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.
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4. To write " query" (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful
spelling, or sense, in a proof. See Qu[ae]re.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
query
n 1: an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my
training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were
present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry, query,
interrogation] [ant: answer]
v 1: pose a question [syn: question, query]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
query
1. A user's (or agent's)
request for information, generally as a formal request to a
database or search engine.
SQL is the most common database query language.
2. question mark.
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