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Antonyms for queried

Grammar : Verb
Spell : kweer-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪər i

Definition 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

Synonyms for queried

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