quaere
/ˈkwɪəɹi/
quaere verb: to ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
Verb
quaere (third-person singular simple present quaeres, present participle quaereing, simple past and past participle quaered)
- To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
- Suppose then the cube and sphere placed on a table, and the blind man be made to see: quaere, whether by his sight, before he touched them, he could now distinguish and tell which is the globe, which the cube?1689, John Locke, An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding
- Now, she cannot express her emotions fully: Quaere: will she feel them fully?1970, Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander
Noun
quaere (plural quaeres)
- A question or query.
- Had ten dozen of hornets stung him behind in so many places all at one time,—he could not have […] started half so much, as with one single quære of three words unseasonably popping in full upon him.1761, [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume III, London: […] R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley […], →OCLC
quaere meaning in Urdu
quaere in Urdu
- دریافت کرنا, پوچھنا
Forms of quaere
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | quaeres |
| present participle | quaereing |
| past participle | quaered |
| past | quaered |
| alternative form (archaic) | quære |
| Noun | |
| plural | quaeres |
Origin of quaere
From Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”).
Words formed from quaere
Words that rhyme with quaere
Questions about quaere
- What does quaere mean?
- Quaere means to ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
- What is quaere in Urdu?
- Quaere in Urdu is دریافت کرنا, پوچھنا. See Quaere meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is quaere?
- Quaere can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce quaere?
- Quaere is pronounced /ˈkwɪəɹi/.
- What is the past tense of quaere?
- The past tense of quaere is quaered.
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