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   Que·ry

   /ˈkwirē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a question, especially one addressed to an official or organization: "a spokeswoman said queries could not be answered until Monday" Similar questioninquiryinterrogationexaminationinformal:quizquizzingdoubtuncertaintyquestionquestion markreservationsuspicionskepticism
   • ▪ used in writing or speaking to question the accuracy of a following statement or to introduce a question.
   • ▪ a question mark.

   verb

   • 1. ask a question about something, especially in order to express one's doubts about it or to check its validity or accuracy: "many people queried whether any harm had been done" Similar askinquirequestioninformal:quizquestioncall in/into questiondoubtraise/entertain doubts aboutthrow doubt onhave/harbor/express suspicions aboutsuspectfeel uneasy abouthave/harbor/express reservations aboutchallengedisputecast aspersions onobject toraise objections to
   • ▪ put a question or questions to (someone): "when these officers were queried, they felt unhappy"

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

   Scrabble Points: 17

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