query

noun

/ˈkwɪəri/

/ˈkwɪri/

(plural queries)

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a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about something
- Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries.
- If you have a query about your insurance policy, contact our helpline.
Extra Examples
- I posted my query on the website and got an immediate reply.
- I've a query to put to the last speaker.
- We had queries from people all over the country.
- We regret that we cannot deal with queries on individual cases.
- Have you any queries about what you're supposed to do?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- customer
- email
- search
- …
verb + query
- have
- raise
- email
- …
preposition
- query about
- query as to
- query concerning
- …
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a question mark to show that something has not been finished or decided
- Put a query against Jack's name—I'm not sure if he's coming.

Word Originmid 17th cent.: anglicized form of the Latin imperative quaere!, used in the 16th cent. in English as a verb in the sense ‘inquire’ and as a noun meaning ‘query’, from Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’.

query

verb

/ˈkwɪəri/

/ˈkwɪri/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they query	/ˈkwɪəri/ /ˈkwɪri/
he / she / it queries	/ˈkwɪəriz/ /ˈkwɪriz/
past simple queried	/ˈkwɪərid/ /ˈkwɪrid/
past participle queried	/ˈkwɪərid/ /ˈkwɪrid/
-ing form querying	/ˈkwɪəriɪŋ/ /ˈkwɪriɪŋ/

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to express doubt about whether something is correct or not or what something means
- query something We queried the bill as it seemed far too high.
- I'm not in a position to query their decision.
- He hoped his expense account would not be queried too closely.
- query what, whether, etc… Both novels query what it means to be American.
to ask a question; to put a question to somebody
- + speech ‘Who will be leading the team?’ queried Simon.
- ‘Why ever not?’ she queried.
- query somebody (especially North American English) I queried a few people on the subject.