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# query

noun (queries); verb (queries, queried, querying)

«query» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

in lessons a query is a question about a problem or a fact; in old tales a query is a question asked by a stranger

### Meaning

1. A query is a question asked to get an answer or to check something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/query/#m1)
2. To query is to ask about something or to doubt it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/query/#m2)

### Examples

- First, Spirit (query Akasa, Ether) then (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/query/#x1)
- Nevertheless, this work is expensive, so in order to keep providing this resource, we have taken steps to prevent abuse by commercial parties, including placing technical restrictions on automated querying. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/query/#x2)
- I have a query about my sums. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/query/#x3)
- «How long have you been here?» was the next query. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/query/#x4)
- He queried the price on the bill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/query/#x5)
- She queried the answer and checked it again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/query/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «query» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/query/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«query» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/query.html) on Mova free.