noun, verb
noun (plural queries)
1 a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about sth:
Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries. * If you have a query about your insurance policy, contact our helpline.
2 a question mark to show that sth has not been finished or decided:
Put a query against Jack's name-I'm not sure if he's coming.
verb (queries, querying, queried, queried)
1 to express doubt about whether sth is correct or not:
[VN] We queried the bill as it seemed far too high. * I'm not in a position to query their decision. [also Vwh-]
2 [Vspeech] (written) to ask a question:
'Who will be leading the team?' queried Simon.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for query is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does query appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — query appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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