To express doubt or uncertainty about; question: query someone's motives. 2. To put a question to (a person). See Synonyms at ask. 3. To mark (an item) with a notation in order to question its validity or accuracy. [Alteration of obsolete quaere, quere, from Latin quaere, sing. imperative of quaerere, to ask, to seek.] que′ri er n.
v.t. to ask or inquire about: No one queried his presence. to question as doubtful or obscure: to query a statement. Printing to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query. to ask questions of.