quaere
See also: quære
English
Alternative forms
- quære (archaic)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”).
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (archaic) To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
- 1970, Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander:
- Now, she cannot express her emotions fully: Quaere: will she feel them fully?
- 1970, Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander:
Noun
quaere (plural quaeres)
- (archaic) A question or query.
- 1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3 (Penguin 2003, page #216):
- 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 & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume 3 (Penguin 2003, page #216):
References
- 1902: Websters International Dictionary.
- 1984: Concise Oxford.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “quaere”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) quaere