Que"ry (?), n.; pl.
Queries (#). [L. quaere, imperative sing. of
quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask,
inquire. Cf. Acquire, Conquer, Exquisite,
Quest, Require.] 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.
Que"ry, 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.
Que"ry, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Queried (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Querying.] 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.
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.
