Synonyms for queried

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kweer-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪər i

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Définition of queried

Origin : 1530s, quaere "a question," from Latin quaere "ask," imperative of quaerere "to seek, look for; strive, endeavor, strive to gain; ask, require, demand;" figuratively "seek mentally, seek to learn, make inquiry," probably ultimately from PIE *kwo-, root forming the stem of relative and interrogative pronouns (see who). Spelling Englished or altered c.1600 by influence of inquiry.

verb ask

Example sentences :

That,” he queried, “is your reason for wishing to get rid of me?
Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss

"I wonder if they have had any dinner," he queried, with sudden solicitude.
Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller

"But I don't just see what we can do in that boat," queried Helen, after a moment's thought.
Extract from : « Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies » by Alice B. Emerson

"You only wanted my hands," queried the boy, trying to catch a glimpse of her face.
Extract from : « Tess of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White

She waited a moment and then queried with exaggerated impudence: "Well?"
Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick

This, I believe, has been queried in your invaluable paper some time since.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 » by Various

Dick queried calmly, shaking off Hen's hold and going on with his task.
Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys Snowbound » by H. Irving Hancock

"Why, how do you know what he said to me," he queried in a voice that showed his fear.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

I queried of the steward who was helping to set us and the books to rights.
Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London

I queried, with some sense of being disappointed, not to say "sold."
Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 24, 1887 » by Various

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