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.

Synonyms

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

Q

query mark

question marker

point in dispute

poverty

ask for

beg

bewilderment

call for

call into question

charge

consider

consult

demand

destitution

do

find

🔍

functor

go over

guess

information retrieval

interrogation mark

interrogatory

interviewing

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.