query

The definition of a query is a question.

(noun)

An example of a query is to ask a man his name.

To query is to ask about something.

(verb)

An example of to query is for a police officer to question someone after he is arrested.

See query in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. queries

a question; inquiry
a doubt
a question mark (?) placed after a question or used to question the accuracy of written or printed matter

Origin: < L quaere, 2d pers. sing., imper., of quaerere, to ask, inquire

transitive verb queried, querying

intransitive verb

to ask questions or express doubt

See query in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. que·ries

A question; an inquiry.
A doubt in the mind; a mental reservation.
A notation, usually a question mark, calling attention to an item in order to question its validity or accuracy.

transitive verb que·ried, que·ry·ing, que·ries

To express doubt or uncertainty about; question: query someone's motives.
To put a question to (a person). See Synonyms at ask.
To mark (an item) with a notation in order to question its validity or accuracy.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of obsolete quaere, quere

Origin: , from Latin quaere

Origin: , imperative of quaerere, to ask, to seek

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