Queried

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To seek information by asking a question or inquiring about something while also expressing uncertainty or requesting clarification
2. To pose questions aimed at obtaining information or clarification while showing doubt regarding previously presented information
3. To formally pose questions to gain knowledge or clear up doubt

Etymology: "Queried" is the past tense of "query," and the verb's roots lie in the Latin imperative "quaere," meaning "seek" or "ask." Early English speakers borrowed the Latin word in the form "quere," an imperative that carried the sense of an instruction to go and look for something, and over time that Latin command became the English idea of putting a question to someone. The English "query" is an anglicised version of that obsolete spelling "quere," which was later given a "-y" ending, a common way of forming abstract nouns in English. The same Latin root sits behind a family of words across Europe: French "quérir" (to fetch), Italian "chiedere" (to ask), and Spanish "querer" (to want or wish), all of which descend from the idea of seeking out. "Question" is a close relative from the same Latin verb, which explains why the two words feel so similar in meaning.

Synonyms: asked, inquired, questioned, interrogated, probed

Antonyms: answered, responded, replied, confirmed, acknowledged