queried
ˈkwɪərid
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Definition of queried - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
inquirybeing questioned or doubted
  • The queried document raised suspicions among the investigators.
doubted questioned
2.
questionmarked with a question mark
  • The queried sentence needed further clarification.
doubted questioned
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Origin of queried

Latin, quaerere (to seek)

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technology
able to be queried in a database

Examples of queried in a sentence

  • His queried statement made everyone suspicious.
  • The queried paragraph confused the readers.
  • The queried statement was open to interpretation.

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  1. French:contesté, marqué d'un point d'interrogation, ...
  2. German:angezweifelt, mit einem Fragezeichen versehen, ...
  3. Italian:interrogato, segnato con un punto interrogativo, ...
  4. Spanish:cuestionado, con signo de interrogación, ...
  5. Portuguese:interrogado, marcado com ponto de interrogação, ...
  6. Chinese:被质疑的, 标有疑问的, ...
  7. Japanese:疑問視された, 疑問符付き, ...
  8. Arabic:مَشْكوك فِيه, مُعَلَّم, ...
  9. Hebrew:מְעֻרְעָר, מְסֻמָּן בְּשְׁאֵלָה, ...
  10. Russian:подвергнутый сомнению, помеченный вопросительным знаком, ...
  11. Ukrainian:підданий сумніву, позначений знаком питання, ...
  12. Hindi:प्रश्नांकित, प्रश्नचिह्नित, ...
query
ˈkwɪri
queries

Definition of query - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
askingUKquestion, often expressing doubt about somethingUK
  • The student's query about the theory puzzled the professor.
inquiry interrogation question
2.
technologyTECH.set of instructions for database retrievalTECH.
  • The query returned all the matching records.
inquiry request search
3.
publishingTECH.UKproposal letter sent to publishersTECH.UK
  • He sent a query to the magazine editor.
proposal submission

Verb

1.
communicationtr./intr.ask a question to get informationtr./intr.
  • She queried the teacher about the assignment.
inquire interrogate question
2.
doubttr.UKexpress doubt about the accuracy or validity of somethingtr.UK
  • He queried the results of the experiment.
challenge dispute question
3.
technologytr.TECH.send instructions to a database for informationtr.TECH.
  • The program queries the database every hour.
retrieve search
4.
publishingtr.TECH.USsend a query letter to a publishertr.TECH.US
  • She queried several publishers about her new book.
inquire submit
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ask a question or express doubt about something
She decided to raise a query about the new policy.
request for information entered into a search engine or database system
Her search query returned thousands of results in less than a second.
request sent to a data source to read or change stored information
The application sends a data query to retrieve customer records.
instruction sent to a database to fetch or change stored information
The developer optimized the database query to speed up the report generation.
programming language used to manage and retrieve data from databases
SQL is a popular query language for relational databases.
sequence of data in a URL for input parameters
The query string in the URL specifies the search parameters.

Origin of query

Latin, quaerere (to seek)

Examples of query in a sentence

  • The query raised concerns among the team.
  • The database query took longer than expected.
  • She optimized the query for faster results.
  • Her query was accepted by the publishing house.
  • The author drafted a query for her new book.
  • He queried the database for relevant information.

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  1. French:question, interroger, ...
  2. German:Frage, fragen, ...
  3. Italian:domanda, chiedere, ...
  4. Spanish:pregunta, preguntar, ...
  5. Portuguese:pergunta, perguntar, ...
  6. Chinese:疑问, 询问, ...
  7. Japanese:質問, 質問する, ...
  8. Arabic:اِسْتِفْسَار, استفسرَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:שְׁאֵלָה, לִשְׁאֹול, ...
  10. Russian:вопрос, спросить, ...
  11. Ukrainian:запитання, запитувати, ...
  12. Hindi:प्रश्न, प्रश्न करना, ...
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