[que.ry] n, pl queries [alter. of earlier quere, fr. L quaere, imper. of quaerere to ask] (ca. 1635) 1: question, inquiry
2: a question in the mind: doubt
3: question mark
[2]query vt que.ried ; que.ry.ing (1654) 1: to ask questions of esp. with a desire for authoritative information
2: to ask questions about esp. in order to resolve a doubt
3: to put as a question
4: to mark with a query syn see ask -- que.ri.er n