QUERY


Meaning of QUERY in English

■ noun ( plural queries )

1》 a question, especially one expressing doubt.

2》 chiefly Printing a question mark.

■ verb ( queries , ~ing , queried ) ask a question about something.

↘ N. Amer. put a question or questions to.

Origin

C17: anglicized form of the L. imperative quaere! , from L. quaerere 'ask, seek'.

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