query

Meaning

Noun

1. A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
2. A question mark.
3. A set of instructions passed to a database.
4. Short for query letter.

Verb

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

Concepts

query

question

inquiry

ask

interrogate

enquiry

interrogation

inquire

quiz

problem

request

question mark

doubt

investigate

issue

puzzle

examine

quest

search

inquiring

enquire

point

reference

suspect

wonder

interrogatory

subject

interrogation mark

investigation

call into question

inquire about

matter

query mark

Q

guess

predict

prophesy

riddle

bewilderment

destitution

poverty

quandary

consider

go over

pry

think about

ask for

beg

beg for

call for

charge

look for

seek

solicit

poll

polling

retrieval

point in dispute

information retrieval

test

consult

survey

ask a question

question marker

find

questioning

functor

interviewing

questionings

demand

do

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkwɪə.ɹi/

Etymology

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.