QUERY - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary (2025)

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Definitions of 'query'

1.

A query is a question, especially one that you ask an organization, publication, or expert.

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2.

If you query something, you check it by asking about it because you are not sure if it is correct.

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3.

To query means to ask a question.

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Pronunciation of 'query'

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Conjugations of 'query'

present simple: I query, you query [...]

past simple: I queried, you queried [...]

past participle: queried

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Synonyms of 'query'

question, inquiry, enquiry [...]

doubt, suspicion, reservation [...]

question, challenge, doubt [...]

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Collocations with the word 'query'

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One small query, though.

The Guardian (2019)

During the referendum process these figures were robustly queried but upheld by nationalist leaders.

The Guardian (2015)

One of my goals was to query veteran leaders about the structure of their week.

Christianity Today (2000)

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Translations of 'query'

English-French

noun: (=question) question; (=question mark) point d’interrogation [...]

transitive verb: (=dispute) [decision, motives, claim] mettre en doute; [bill, invoice] émettre un doute sur; (=ask) demander [...]

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noun: (=question) pregunta; (figurative) (=doubt) duda, interrogante or; (Grammar) (=question mark) signo de interrogación [...]

transitive verb: (=ask) preguntar; (=doubt) dudar de, expresar dudas acerca de; (=disagree with, dispute) cuestionar [...]

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English-German

noun: (= question) Frage f; (Typ) Fragezeichen nt; (Comput) Abfrage f [...]

transitive verb: (= express doubt about) bezweifeln; statement, motives infrage or in Frage stellen; bill, item, invoice reklamieren; (with a question mark) mit einem Fragezeichen versehen; (Comput) database abfragen [...]

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English-Italian

noun: (question) domanda; (question mark) punto interrogativo; (figurative) (doubt) interrogativo, dubbio [...]

transitive verb: ; (doubt) mettere in dubbio; (disagree with, dispute) sollevare (dei) dubbi su, contestare [...]

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English-Chinese

noun: [count] (question) 疑问 [...]

transitive verb: (check:figures, bill, expenses) 询问 [...]

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English-Portuguese

noun: (question) pergunta; (doubt) dúvida; (question mark) ponto de interrogação [...]

transitive verb: questionar [...]

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English-Hindi

variable noun: जिज्ञासा, प्रश्न, अनुयोग, पृच्छा [...]

transitive verb: प्रश्न करना, पूछताछ करना [...]

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English-Japanese

countable noun: 質問 [...]

transitive verb: 問いただす [...]

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English-Korean

countable noun: 문의 [...]

transitive verb: 문의하다 [...]

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'query' in other languages

A query is a question about a particular point.

Arabic: سُؤَال

Croatian: upit

Czech: dotaz

Danish: forespørgsel

Dutch: verzoek

Finnish: kysymys

Greek: απορία

Norwegian: forespørsel

Polish: zapytanie

Romanian: interogare

Russian: вопрос

Swedish: förfrågan

Thai: คำถาม

Turkish: sorgu

Ukrainian: питання

Vietnamese: thắc mắc

If you query something, you check it by asking about it because you are not sure if it is correct.

Arabic: يَسْتَفْهِم

Croatian: dovesti u pitanje

Czech: dotázat se

Danish: forespørge

Dutch: een vraag stellen

Finnish: tiedustella

Greek: αμφισβητώ

Norwegian: undersøke

Polish: zakwestionować

Romanian: a interoga

Russian: спрашивать

Swedish: ifrågasätta

Thai: ซักถาม

Turkish: sorgulamak

Ukrainian: довідуватися

Vietnamese: thắc mắc

QUERY - Definition & Translations | Collins English Dictionary (2025)
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