querynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkwɪə.ri/us/ˈkwɪr.i/B2 a question, often expressing doubt about something or looking for an answer from an authority:
If you have any queries about your treatment, the doctor will answer them.
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- What was their response to your query?
- He could always do something useful instead of wasting my time with footling queries.
- Most of the job involves sorting customers out who have queries.
- I've got a query about my tax.
- We have received many written queries about the product.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suspecting & questioning
- call
- call into question idiom
- cynic
- dispute
- doubter
- I'd like to see... idiom
- if
- misgiving
- niggle
- question
- reservation
- sceptical
- self-doubt
- skeptic
- skeptical
- smell
- smell a rat idiom
- suspect
- suspiciously
- suss
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queryverb [ T ]
uk/ˈkwɪə.ri/us/ˈkwɪr.i/to ask questions, especially in order to check if something is true or correct:
A few students have queried their marks.
[ + question word ] She queried whether three months was long enough.
[ + speech ] "Any chance of a cup of tea?" he queried hopefully.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suspecting & questioning
- call
- call into question idiom
- cynic
- dispute
- doubter
- I'd like to see... idiom
- if
- misgiving
- niggle
- question
- reservation
- sceptical
- self-doubt
- skeptic
- skeptical
- smell
- smell a rat idiom
- suspect
- suspiciously
- suss
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Questioning people & asking questions in general