query

  • 21query — que|ry1 [ˈkwıəri US ˈkwıri] n plural queries [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: quere question (16 19 centuries), from Latin quaere! ask! ] a question that you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correct query about ▪ Give us a… …

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  • 22query — queryingly, adv. /kwear ee/, n., pl. queries, v., queried, querying. n. 1. a question; an inquiry. 2. mental reservation; doubt. 3. Print. a question mark (?), esp. as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some… …

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  • 23query — 1. noun /ˈkwɪəri,ˈkwɛri/ a) A question or inquiry. The teacher answered the students query concerning biosynthesis. b) A set of instructions passed to a database. The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes. 2 …

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  • 24query — 1. noun 1) we are happy to answer any queries Syn: question, inquiry 2) there was a query as to who owned the hotel Syn: doubt, uncertainty, question, reservation; skepticism 2. verb 1) Why do that? queried Isobel …

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  • 25query — 1. noun 1) we can answer any queries Syn: question, enquiry 2) there was a query as to who owned the hotel Syn: doubt, uncertainty, question (mark), reservation 2. verb 1) Why do that? queried Isobel …

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  • 26query — I. noun (plural queries) Etymology: alteration of earlier quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere to ask Date: circa 1635 1. question, inquiry 2. a question in the mind ; doubt 3. question mark 2 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27Query — Que|ry 〈[kwi:rı] f. 10 oder n. 15; EDV〉 Datenbankabfrage, Anfrage an eine Datenbank [engl., „Nachfrage; Zweifel“] * * * Que|ry [ kwɪəri], die; , s, selten: das od. der; s, s (EDV): Datenabfrage. * * * Query   [engl.], Ab …

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  • 28query — See query, question, inquiry …

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  • 29query —  , inquiry, enquiry  A query is a single question. An inquiry or enquiry may be a single question or an extensive investigation. Either spelling is correct, but inquiry is preferred by most dictionaries …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 30query — 1 noun (C) a question you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correct: We will answer any queries by letter. 2 verb (T) 1 to express doubt that something is true or correct (+ whether): I d query whether these figures… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English