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queries

|que-ries|

🇺🇸

/ˈkwɪriz/

🇬🇧

/ˈkwɪəriz/

(query)

question or ask

Base Form	Plural	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle
query	queries	queries	queried	queried	querying

Etymology

Etymology Information

'query' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'quaerere', where the root meant 'to seek, ask'.

Historical Evolution

'query' came into English via Old French (querre / querir) and Middle English forms (e.g. 'querien'/'queren'), ultimately tracing back to Latin 'quaerere'.

Meaning Changes

Initially it meant 'to seek or ask for' in a broad sense; over time it narrowed to 'ask a question' and acquired a technical sense of 'search/interrogate (a database)'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

plural of 'query': questions, requests for information or clarification; formal enquiries.

The help desk received dozens of queries after the system update.

Synonyms

questions inquiries enquiriesrequests for information

Antonyms

answers responses solutions

Verb 1

third-person singular present of 'query': asks a question or raises a doubt; (in computing) searches or interrogates a database or system.

She queries the database every morning to check for new entries.

Synonyms