Query

n.	1.	A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved. I shall conclude with proposing only some queries, in order to a . . . search to be made by others. - Sir I. Newton.
	2.	A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity.
	3.	An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt.
v. i.	1.	To ask questions; to make inquiry. Each prompt to query, answer, and debate. - Pope.
	2.	To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right.
v. t.	1.	To put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to query the motive or the fact. [imp. & p. p. Queried ; p. pr. & vb. n. Querying.]
	2.	To address questions to; to examine by questions.
	3.	To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.
	4.	To write " query" (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See Quære.

Noun	1.	query - an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" Synonyms: enquiry, question, inquiry, interrogation
Verb	1.	query - pose a question Synonyms: question

1.	(database, information science)	query - A user's (or agent's) request for information, generally as a formal request to a database or search engine. SQL is the most common database query language.
2.	(character)	query - question mark.

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