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Meaning of 'query' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Query [ n.]
- A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.
- A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity.
- An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt.
2 . Query [ v. i.]
- To ask questions; to make inquiry.
- To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right.
3 . Query [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To address questions to; to examine by questions.
- To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.
- To write " query" (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See Quaere.

Meaning of 'query' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . query [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an instance of questioning
Example in sentence:
  • there was a question about my training;
  • we made inquiries of all those who were present

Nearby Words:

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