Etymology : alteration of earlier quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere to ask
Pronunciation : kwir-E, kwer-
Function : noun
Date : circa 1635
1. question; doubt, reservation; question mark; request to retrieve information from a database (Computers). ask, inquire; examine, investigate; consider doubtful, distrust. 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.].
2. a question; an inquiry to be answered or solved. i shall conclude with proposing only some queries, in order to a search to be made by others. i. newton.
3. a question in the mind; a doubt; as, i have a query about his sincerity.
4. an interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt.query \que"ry\, v. i.
5. to ask questions; to make inquiry. each prompt to query, answer, and debate.
6. to have a doubt; as, i query if he is right.query \que"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. queried ; p. pr. & vb. n. querying.].
7. 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.
8. to address questions to; to examine by questions.
9. to doubt of; to regard with incredulity.
10. to write " query" (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. see:
qu?re.query an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" [syn: question, inquiry, enquiry] [ant: answer] pose a question [syn: question].
11. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.
12. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity.
13. An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt.
14. To ask questions; to make inquiry.
15. To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right.
16. 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.
17. To address questions to; to examine by questions.
18. To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.
19. To write " query" against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof.
20. See Quære.
21. 1. A query is a question, especially one that you ask an organization, publication, or expert. If you have any queries about this insurance, please contact Travel Insurance Services Limited.
22. If you query something, you check it by asking about it because you are not sure if it is correct. It's got a number you can ring to query your bill = question.
23. To query means to ask a question. `Is there something else?' Ryle queried as Helen stopped speaking One of the journalists queried whether sabotage could have been involved. queries a question that you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correct query about.