query

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
2. A question mark.
3. A set of instructions passed to a database.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of query letter.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To ask a question.
2. (transitive) To ask, inquire.
3. (transitive) To question or call into doubt.
4. To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it.
5. (Internet, transitive) To send a private message to (a user on IRC).
6. (intransitive) To send out a query letter.

Sinonieme

question

❓

inquiry

ask

interrogate

enquiry

inquire

interrogation

quiz

request

problem

doubt

investigate

question mark

search

examine

inquiring

puzzle

enquire

quest

issue

investigation

look for

matter

point

poll

polling

predict

prophesy

pry

quandary

questioning

questionings

reference

retrieval

riddle

seek

🔍

solicit

subject

survey

suspect

test

think about

wonder

ask a question

beg for

inquire about

Q

query mark

question marker

point in dispute

Vertalings

question

❓

domanda

❓

Frage

❓

pergunta

❓

pregunta

❓

vraag

❓

interroger

❓

quesito

❓

Anfrage

perguntar

befragen

❓

Abfrage

requête

consulta

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈkwɪə.ɹi/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Frans: quérir

Verwante met Italiaans: chiedere

Verwante met Portugees: querer

Verwante met Roemeens: cere

Verwante met Spaans: querer

In summary

An anglicisation of quere, an obsolete variant form of Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”). Cognate with French quérir, Italian chiedere, Portuguese querer, Romanian cere, and Spanish querer. Compare question.