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[kweer-ee]

noun

plural

queries 

a question; an inquiry.

mental reservation; doubt.

Printing.,  a question mark (?), especially as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text.

an inquiry from a writer to an editor of a magazine, newspaper, etc., regarding the acceptability of or interest in an idea for an article, news story, or the like: usually presented in the form of a letter that outlines or describes the projected piece.

verb (used with object)

queried, querying 

to ask or inquire about.

No one queried his presence.

to question as doubtful or obscure.

to query a statement.

Printing.,  to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query.

to ask questions of.

query

/ ˈkwɪərɪ /

noun

a question, esp one expressing doubt, uncertainty, or an objection

a less common name for question mark

verb

to express uncertainty, doubt, or an objection concerning (something)

to express as a query

"What's up now?" she queried

to put a question to (a person); ask

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Other Word Forms

queryingly adverboutquery verb (used with object)unqueried adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of query1

First recorded in 1625–35; alteration (with the influence of -y 3 ) of earlier quere, from Latin quaere quaere

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Word History and Origins

Origin of query1

C17: from earlier quere, from Latin quaere ask!, from quaerere to seek, inquire

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Example Sentences

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"Their everyday acts of care and bravery deserve to be acknowledged and celebrated as part of who we are as a community," the ministry's spokesman said in response to queries.

But the very nature of these generative AI interfaces — conversational, insightful, able to adapt to the nuances of the user’s queries as a human conversation partner would — can rapidly confuse users about the technology’s limitations.

The new search tool will not replace Google's existing search platform, which processes billions of queries every day.

It said that it could "better address your query if you were able to provide coordinates" for the location of the incident.

The query is repeated, monotone into a payphone, by actor Kristen Stewart, who appears on the song and in the David Lynch-ian fever dream of a video for “Who Laughs Last.”

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