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quaered

quaered is the simple past and past participle of quaere.

Meaning of quaere

Verb

quaere (third-person singular simple present quaeres, present participle quaereing, simple past and past participle quaered)

  1. (otherwise archaic) 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

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Questions about quaered

What is quaered the simple past and past participle of?
Quaered is the simple past and past participle of quaere.

Words near quaered in the dictionary

  1. quae erant demonstranda
  2. quae pro quibus
  3. Quaequae
  4. Quaequaes
  5. quaere
  6. quaered
  7. quaereing
  8. quaeres
  9. quaering
  10. quaeritate
  11. quaeritated

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