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querya question or inquiry seeking information

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a question or inquiry seeking information

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkwɪri/

Korean meaning: 질문, 문의

Korean pronunciation: **쿼**리

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's query about WiFi passwords confused the entire IT department.
  • Please submit your query through our online portal.
  • The professor queried why students always ask about exam dates on the last day of class.

query

NOUN

//ˈkwɪri//

a question or inquiry seeking information

query concept
💡 Concept

A query student raises hand seeking information in a bright library

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query rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A query is the beginning of discovery — whether weary, very curious, or taking the ferry of knowledge across understanding

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkwɪri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkwɪəri/

🌳Etymology

Rootquer
Suffix--y

Origin

From Latin 'quaerere' meaning 'to ask' or 'to seek'. The word entered English through Old French 'querre' during the medieval period.

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🎵Rhyme

theorywearyeerie
theory
weary
eerie

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's query about WiFi passwords confused the entire IT department.

Please submit your query through our online portal.

😄 Fun example

The professor queried why students always ask about exam dates on the last day of class.

I need to query the system for updated information.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

questioninquiryrequestaskinterrogate

Antonyms

answerrespondreply

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