query
[noun]
Synonyms:
- question, doubt, inquiry, objection, problem, suspicion
[verb]
Synonyms:
- doubt, challenge, disbelieve, dispute, distrust, mistrust, suspect
- ask, inquire or enquire, question

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English Thesaurus: question, query, inquiry, request, ask for, ...

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I. que‧ry¹ /ˈkwɪəri $ ˈkwɪri/ noun (plural queries) [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: quere 'question' (16-19 centuries), from Latin quaere! 'ask!']
a question that you ask to get information, or to check that something is true or correct
query about
Give us a ring if you have any queries about the contract.
Staff are always available to answer your queries.

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II. query² verb (past tense and past participle queried, present participle querying, third person singular queries) [transitive]

1. to express doubt about whether something is true or correct:
Both players queried the umpire’s decision.
query whether
Many people are querying whether the tests are accurate.

2. to ask a question:
‘What time are we leaving?’ Maggie queried.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

query
noun
VERB + QUERY have If you have any queries regarding this offer, simply call our helpline.
raise | send in, write in with | put I've a query to put to the last speaker.
answer, deal with, reply to, respond to
PREP. ~ about/as to/concerning/on/regarding/relating to Have you any queries about what you're supposed to do? We regret that we cannot deal with queries on individual cases.
~ from We had queries from people all over the country.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

question something that you ask someone, either when speaking or when writing:
Would anyone like to ask any questions?
I’ve emailed the hotel with one or two questions.
query /ˈkwɪəri $ ˈkwɪri/ especially British English a question that you ask when you are not sure you have understood something or that the information you have is correct:
If you have any queries, please contact your travel agent.
Our staff are always available to answer customers’ queries.
inquiry (also enquiry especially British English) /ɪnˈkwaɪəri $ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri/ a question you ask in order to get information or find out the details about something:
We’ve advertised the house, and we’ve already received lots of enquiries.
The police have been making some inquiries in the area.
request a polite or formal question asking for something that you want or need:
The bank said ‘no’ to our request for more money.
You must make your request in writing.
ask for to tell someone you want them to give you something:
I’m going to ask for a pay rise.
order to ask for food or drink in a restaurant:
We ordered some more coffee.
Have you ordered yet?
demand to ask for something in a firm way, insisting that someone gives you what you ask for:
They’re demanding immediate payment.
If the goods are faulty, you can demand a refund.
beg/plead to ask for something in an urgent way, because you want it very much and will be very unhappy if you do not get it:
He begged me for some money.
I’m not going to plead for forgiveness.
nag/pester to keep asking someone for something, in an annoying way:
She keeps nagging me for a new phone.
People were pestering him for his autograph.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

question something that you ask someone, either when speaking or when writing:
Would anyone like to ask any questions?
I’ve emailed the hotel with one or two questions.
query /ˈkwɪəri $ ˈkwɪri/ especially British English a question that you ask when you are not sure you have understood something or that the information you have is correct:
If you have any queries, please contact your travel agent.
Our staff are always available to answer customers’ queries.
inquiry (also enquiry especially British English) /ɪnˈkwaɪəri $ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri/ a question you ask in order to get information or find out the details about something:
We’ve advertised the house, and we’ve already received lots of enquiries.
The police have been making some inquiries in the area.
request a polite or formal question asking for something that you want or need:
The bank said ‘no’ to our request for more money.
You must make your request in writing.
interrogate to keep asking a lot of questions for a long time, sometimes using threats, in order to get information:
He was interrogated by US agents about his alleged links to al-Qaeda.
interview to ask someone questions for a newspaper, TV programme etc, or to ask someone questions to find out if they are suitable for a job, course etc:
Did you hear him being interviewed on ‘the Today Programme’?
The woman who interviewed me offered me the job.
grill informal to ask someone a lot of difficult questions about something, in a way that is tiring or annoying:
She started grilling me about why I was so late coming home.
cross-examine to ask someone a series of questions in court about their previous statements, in order to find out whether they have been telling the truth:
The defence lawyer cross-examined the witness in order to test his evidence.
be helping police with their inquiries British English to be questioned by the police about a crime – used especially in news reports when the police think that this person may be guilty of the crime:
Last night, a 21-year-old woman was helping police with their inquiries.

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