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. [ 1913 Webster ]
I shall conclude with proposing only some queries, in order to a . . . search to be made by others. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. An interrogation point [ ? ] as the sign of a question or a doubt. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To address questions to; to examine by questions. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To doubt of; to regard with incredulity. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. To write “ query” (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See Quære. [ 1913 Webster ]