| VERB | communication | query, question | pose a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOUN | communication | query, question, inquiry, enquiry, interrogation | an instance of questioning |
| Sounds | kwiy'riy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | An instance of questioning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | question, inquiry, enquiry, interrogation | |
| Broader | questioning, inquiring | A request for information |
| Opposite | answer | The speech act of replying to a question |
| Spanish | averiguación, consulta, cuestión, demanda, functor, indagación, interrogación, investigación, pregunta | |
| Catalan | consulta, demanda, pregunta, qüestió | |
| Verbs | query | pose a question |
| Meaning | pose a question. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | |
| Synonym | question | |
| Narrower | check out, sound out, feel out | try to learn someone's opinions and intentions |
| debrief | put someone through a debriefing and make him report | |
| examine | Question closely | |
| interpellate | Question formally about policy or government business | |
| pump | Question persistently | |
| wonder, inquire, enquire | Have a wish or desire to know something | |
| Broader | ask, inquire, enquire | address a question to and expect an answer from |
| Spanish | interrogar, preguntar | |
| Nouns | querier | someone who asks a question |
| query | an instance of questioning | |
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