What (who) is query - definition
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query
¦ noun (plural queries)
1. a question, especially one expressing doubt.
2. chiefly Printing a question mark.
¦ verb (queries, querying, 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'.
query
(queries, querying, queried)
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.
N-COUNT: oft N about n
2.
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
VERB: V n
3.
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.
VERB: V with quote, V wh, also V n
Query
·vi To ask questions; to make inquiry.
II. Query ·vt To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.
III. Query ·vi To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right.
IV. Query ·noun A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.
V. Query ·vt To address questions to; to examine by questions.
VI. Query ·noun An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt.
VII. Query ·noun A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity.
VIII. Query ·vt To write " query" (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. ·see Quaere.
IX. Query ·vt 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.
Wikipedia
Query
In general, a query is a form of questioning, in a line of inquiry.
Query may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for query
1. query proofreading is interpretive.
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2. for a particular query?
Fast Data Search Engine _ Peter Bailis _ Talks at Google
3. First, a grammar query.
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4. This specifies a query.
Fast Data Search Engine _ Peter Bailis _ Talks at Google
5. That's one Google query.
Walkaway _ Cory Doctorow _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of query
1. MISCELLANEOUS -- Query on Valerie Plame Investigation -- White House Announcement of President Bushs Travel to APEC Summit/Query on Meeting with Japanese Prime Minister U.S.
2. She said the query from the vessel was conducted correctly.
3. Al Shaiba was commenting on a Gulf News reader‘s query.
4. They routinely query one another about their salaries.
5. MISCELLANEOUS –– Query on Valerie Plame Investigation –– White House Announcement of President Bush‘s Travel to APEC Summit/Query on Meeting with Japanese Prime Minister U.S.