A query is a question or the search for a piece of information. The Latin root quaere means "to ask" and it's the basis of the words inquiry question quest request and query.
V.t. to ask or inquire about: No one queried his presence. to question as doubtful or obscure: to query a statement. Printing to mark (a manuscript proof sheet etc.) with a query. to ask questions of.
Verb query (third-person singular simple present queries present participle querying simple past and past participle queried) (intransitive) To ask a question. (transitive) To ask inquire.
Query inquiry enquiry - A query is a single question; an inquiry (or enquiry) may be a single question or extensive investigation (i.e. a series of questions).
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