quérir

1. (archaic, literary) to seek; used especially after certain verbs
2. (archaic) to want

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ke.ʁiʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: querir

Inherited from Old French: querre

Inherited from Latin: quaerō

Cognate with Walloon: cweri

Cognate with Spanish: querer

In summary

Inherited from Middle French querir, from Old French querre (with conjugation change), from Latin quaerere (“to seek”). Compare also Walloon cweri. Cognate with Portuguese querer and Spanish querer.

Concepts

look for

Synonyms

aller chercher

Translations

buscar

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buscar

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cercar

buscar

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