query
Americannoun
plural
queries-
a question; an inquiry.
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mental reservation; doubt.
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Printing. a question mark (?), especially as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text.
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an inquiry from a writer to an editor of a magazine, newspaper, etc., regarding the acceptability of or interest in an idea for an article, news story, or the like: usually presented in the form of a letter that outlines or describes the projected piece.
verb (used with object)
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to ask or inquire about.
No one queried his presence.
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to question as doubtful or obscure.
to query a statement.
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Printing. to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query.
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to ask questions of.
noun
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a question, esp one expressing doubt, uncertainty, or an objection
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a less common name for question mark
verb
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to express uncertainty, doubt, or an objection concerning (something)
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to express as a query
"What's up now?" she queried
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to put a question to (a person); ask
Other Word Forms
- outquery verb (used with object)
- queryingly adverb
- unqueried adjective
Etymology
Origin of query
First recorded in 1625–35; alteration (with the influence of -y 3 ) of earlier quere, from Latin quaere quaere
Example Sentences
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After answering a user query about Santa Fe, the chatbox provided a link to a desert cottage in the locality.
From Los Angeles Times
Vessels “have long been at risk of being hailed, queried, boarded, detained, or seized by Iranian forces,” it said, advising ships to coordinate with the U.S. military.
Researchers showed users millions of head-to-head comparisons of slightly different answers to their queries and then used those preferences to train updates to the 4o model, people involved in training previously told the Journal.
The Anthropic Super Bowl ad features a man talking to a therapist about how to communicate better with his mum - the kind of query a user might put to ChatGPT.
From BBC
Using the text from a planning group chat that had expanded to several dozen people, Matt queried Google Gemini for ideas for sign slogans.
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