query

1 of 2

noun

que·​ry ˈkwir-ē  ˈkwer- 

plural queries

1

: question, inquiry

2

: a question in the mind : doubt

3

: question mark sense 2

query

2 of 2

verb

queried; querying

transitive verb

1

: to ask questions of especially with a desire for authoritative information

2

: to ask questions about especially in order to resolve a doubt

3

: to put as a question

4

: to mark with a query

querier noun

Synonyms

Noun

• distrust
• distrustfulness
• doubt
• dubiety
• dubitation [archaic]
• incertitude
• misdoubt
• misgiving
• mistrust
• mistrustfulness
• reservation
• skepticism
• suspicion
• uncertainty

Verb

• challenge
• contest
• dispute
• impeach
• oppugn
• question

Choose the Right Synonym for query

ask, question, interrogate, query, inquire mean to address a person in order to gain information.

ask implies no more than the putting of a question.

ask for directions

question usually suggests the asking of series of questions.

questioned them about every detail of the trip

interrogate suggests formal or official systematic questioning.

the prosecutor interrogated the witness all day

query implies a desire for authoritative information or confirmation.

queried a librarian about the book

inquire implies a searching for facts or for truth often specifically by asking questions.

began to inquire of friends and teachers what career she should pursue

Examples of query in a Sentence

Noun

I have a query about my order.

The librarian responded to my query.

Verb

They conducted a survey in which several hundred people were queried about their dietary habits.

it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This means that a client device (eg, an iPhone) encrypts a query before sending it to a server (eg, Apple), then the server operates on the encrypted query and generates an encrypted response, which the client then decrypts. —David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Publishers will be compensated for their content via a licensing agreement, and answers to users' news queries will be attributed to Amazon's publishing partners. —Sara Fischer, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024

Verb

In our particular case, a lambda function was querying from our DynamoDB table and a small bug caused the query operation to run in an endless loop and perform the same query over and over again until the lambda timed out and restarted. —Georgiy Nefedov, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

Multiple times during the sit-down, Sorkin queried Pichai about his outlook for the growth of the overall AI sector. —Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

alteration of earlier quere, from Latin quaere, imperative of quaerere to ask

First Known Use

Noun

1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1614, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Kids Definition

query

1 of 2 noun

que·​ry ˈkwi(ə)r-ē  ˈkwe(ə)r- 

plural queries

: question entry 1 sense 1a

query

2 of 2 verb

queried; querying

1

: to ask questions about especially in order to clear up doubts

2

: to put as a question

queried the matter to their teacher

3

: to ask questions of

queried the professor