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quaering

quaering is the present participle and gerund 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 quaering

What is quaering the present participle and gerund of?
Quaering is the present participle and gerund of quaere.

Words near quaering in the dictionary

  1. Quaequaes
  2. quaere
  3. quaered
  4. quaereing
  5. quaeres
  6. quaering
  7. quaeritate
  8. quaeritated
  9. quaeritates
  10. quaeritating
  11. quaesita

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