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query
Meaning: a question, especially one expressing doubt or requesting information
query in a sentence
How query is used in real sentences:
She sent a query to the librarian asking whether the archive was open on weekends.
The scientist's query about the strange readings led the whole team to recheck their equipment.
“A vendor could submit a written query, and an official would respond before the next market day.”
— from the passage The Thursday Exchange
Synonyms for query
Other words for query — question and inquiry — carry the same meaning.
- question
- inquiry
Antonyms of query
Words that mean the opposite of query:
- answer
- reply
Where it comes from
From Latin quaerere 'to ask, seek'
Memory hook
You QUERY a search engine when you ask it something.