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- pronunciation:
- kwi
ri
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
queries |
| definition 1: |
a question or inquiry
He did not respond to his mother's query about his personal life.The day after they placed the help-wanted ad, they received over forty queries.- synonyms:
- inquiry, question
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| definition 2: |
a doubt or question that cannot be resolved in one's mind; a mental reservation.
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| definition 3: |
a notation, as on a manuscript, that indicates a question to be answered.
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| definition 4: |
in computing, a request for information submitted to a search engine or database using a computer language or human language
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
queries, querying, queried |
| definition 1: |
to inquire into; ask about.
- synonyms:
- ask about, inquire into
- similar words:
- investigate, probe, question, scrutinize, survey
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| definition 2: |
to question (someone).
- synonyms:
- ask, question
- similar words:
- catechize, challenge, dispute, examine, interrogate, pump, quiz, sound out, test
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| definition 3: |
to mark with a query.
- synonyms:
- question
- similar words:
- edit, mark, proofread
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| definition 4: |
in computing, to request information from (a database).
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| related words: |
check, inquire, wonder |
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| derivation: |
queryingly (adv.) |
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