noun๐ShareA question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK)."The teacher answered the studentโs query concerning biosynthesis."communicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA question mark."The teacher marked some sentences with queries in red, indicating where she had questions or needed clarification. "grammarwritinglanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun๐ShareA set of instructions passed to a database."The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes."computingtechnologyinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo ask a question."The student queries the teacher about the homework assignment after class. "communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo ask, inquire."The student queries the teacher about the homework assignment. "communicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo question or call into doubt."The teacher queries the student's claim that he finished the homework. "communicationlanguagemediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo pass a set of instructions to a database to retrieve information from it."The librarian queries the database to find books on a specific topic. "computinginternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo send a private message to (a user on IRC).""If you need help with the assignment, queries the professor on IRC; he's usually online in the evenings." "internetcommunicationcomputingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb๐ShareTo send out a query letter."She queries literary agents, hoping to find representation for her novel. "writingcommunicationliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
