quaere

American  

[kweer-ee] / ˈkwɪər i /

verb

1. ask; inquire (used to introduce or suggest a question).

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noun

1. a query or question.

quaere British  

/ ˈkwɪərɪ /

noun

1. a query or question

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interjection

1. ask or inquire: used esp to introduce a question

Etymology

Origin of quaere

1525–35; < Latin, 2nd person singular imperative of quaerere to seek, ask

Example Sentences

It seems the town she hails from has been arbitrarily renamed Quaere by a cartographer, confusing residents who had always referred to it as North Burcombe.

From New York Times

According to the play, Quaere, in Latin, means something missing or absent, and despite Shakespeare’s resistance, Imogen eventually has herself written into the First Folio, which Henry has dedicated himself to preparing.

From New York Times

Persa sagax, propera: discurre per ardua regum Tecta, per auratas marmoreasque domus:95 Quaere �, quae intepuit Reginae purpura partu; Principe vagitu quae domus insonuit.

From Project Gutenberg

Me quoque solicito quaere per arva gradu.

From Project Gutenberg

How could you ever have penned such a quaere?

From Project Gutenberg