noun
query
KWEER-ree
noun
1
A question, especially one asking for information or clarification.
"Please direct any queries to the support desk."
"I have a query about my recent invoice."
verb
1
To ask a question about something, or to express doubt about it.
"She queried the accuracy of the report."
"He queried why the shipment was delayed."
2
To request information from a database using a formal set of instructions.
"The app queries the database every time you search."
"You can query the table to find all orders from last month."
How to Use Query
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA question, or the act of asking one — including asking a computer database for information.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
raise a query
database query
query letter
Word Forms
queried past tense, Querys plural, queries singular
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Etymology
From an old variant of Latin quaere, "ask, seek" — the imperative form of quaerere.