Query
Definitions
Equivalents
Examples
“The teacher answered the student’s query concerning biosynthesis.”
“Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason⟳, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort⟳ as to call⟳ into query alike the nature of their errand and their own⟳ relations.”
“His Glossary has ‘bouchen, to stop⟳ people's mouths,’; but this is followed by a query, to show⟳ that it was but a guess⟳. I have⟳ shown, from the MSS. and other sources, that it should be bonched, i.e. bunched, bumped, knocked, smote.”
“She had written in her diary: "I don't think⟳ I am in a concentration-camp??????", the queries growing larger and more numerous till they covered the entire page […]”
“I refer⟳ you to your line above, where you use⟳ a query and a bang together.”
“The database admin switched on query logging for debugging purposes.”
“Although many agents accept⟳ email queries, check to see⟳ if they prefer⟳ mailed query letters.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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