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Definitions of 'query'
1.
A query is a question, especially one that you ask an organization, publication, or expert.
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2.
If you query something, you check it by asking about it because you are not sure if it is correct.
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3.
To query means to ask a question.
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Pronunciation of 'query'
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Conjugations of 'query'
present simple: I query, you query [...]
past simple: I queried, you queried [...]
past participle: queried
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Synonyms of 'query'
• question, inquiry, enquiry [...]
• doubt, suspicion, reservation [...]
• question, challenge, doubt [...]
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Collocations with the word 'query'
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One small query, though. The Guardian (2019) The Guardian (2015) Christianity Today (2000)
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Translations of 'query'
English-French
● noun: (=question) question; (=question mark) point d’interrogation [...]
● transitive verb: (=dispute) [decision, motives, claim] mettre en doute; [bill, invoice] émettre un doute sur; (=ask) demander [...]
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● noun: (=question) pregunta; (figurative) (=doubt) duda, interrogante or; (Grammar) (=question mark) signo de interrogación [...]
● transitive verb: (=ask) preguntar; (=doubt) dudar de, expresar dudas acerca de; (=disagree with, dispute) cuestionar [...]
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English-German
● noun: (= question) Frage f; (Typ) Fragezeichen nt; (Comput) Abfrage f [...]
● transitive verb: (= express doubt about) bezweifeln; statement, motives infrage or in Frage stellen; bill, item, invoice reklamieren; (with a question mark) mit einem Fragezeichen versehen; (Comput) database abfragen [...]
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English-Italian
● noun: (question) domanda; (question mark) punto interrogativo; (figurative) (doubt) interrogativo, dubbio [...]
● transitive verb: ; (doubt) mettere in dubbio; (disagree with, dispute) sollevare (dei) dubbi su, contestare [...]
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English-Chinese
● noun: [count] (question) 疑问 [...]
● transitive verb: (check:figures, bill, expenses) 询问 [...]
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English-Portuguese
● noun: (question) pergunta; (doubt) dúvida; (question mark) ponto de interrogação [...]
● transitive verb: questionar [...]
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English-Hindi
● variable noun: जिज्ञासा, प्रश्न, अनुयोग, पृच्छा [...]
● transitive verb: प्रश्न करना, पूछताछ करना [...]
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English-Japanese
● countable noun: 質問 [...]
● transitive verb: 問いただす [...]
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English-Korean
● countable noun: 문의 [...]
● transitive verb: 문의하다 [...]
See entry A query is a question about a particular point. Romanian: interogare Ukrainian: питання If you query something, you check it by asking about it because you are not sure if it is correct. Romanian: a interoga Ukrainian: довідуватися'query' in other languages
