Definition of QUERY

query

Plural: queries

Noun

  • an instance of questioning
  • A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
  • A question mark.
  • A set of instructions passed to a database.
  • Ellipsis of query letter.

Verb

Verb Forms: queried, querying, queries

  • To ask a question or express doubt about something.
  • pose a question
  • To ask a question.
  • To ask, inquire.
  • To question or call into doubt.
  • To pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it.
  • To send a private message to (a user on IRC).
  • To send out a query letter.

Examples

  • He decided to QUERY the dictionary to confirm the validity of his opponent’s word.
  • The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes.
  • The teacher answered the student’s query concerning biosynthesis.

Origin / Etymology

An anglicisation of quere, an obsolete variant form of Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”). Cognate with French quérir, Italian chiedere, Portuguese querer, Romanian cere, and Spanish querer. Compare question.

Antonyms

answer

Scrabble Score: 17

query: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
query: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
query: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

query: valid Words With Friends Word