{
    "term": "query",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a question, especially one asking for information or expressing a doubt about something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Our assistants will be happy to answer your queries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you have a query about your insurance policy, contact our helpline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I posted my query on the website and got an immediate reply."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've a query to put to the last speaker."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had queries from people all over the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We regret that we cannot deal with queries on individual cases."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Have you any queries about what you're supposed to do?"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["customer", "email", "search"],
                "verb + query": ["have", "raise", "email"],
                "preposition": ["query about", "query as to", "query concerning"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a question mark to show that something has not been finished or decided",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Put a query against Jack's name—I'm not sure if he's coming."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɪəri/",
                "audio": "qu/query/query__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkwɪri/",
                "audio": "qu/query/query__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: anglicized form of the Latin imperative quaere!, used in the 16th cent. in English as a verb in the sense ‘inquire’ and as a noun meaning ‘query’, from Latin quaerere ‘ask, seek’."
}