"quaere" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkwɪəɹi/ Forms: quaeres [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹi Etymology: From Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|quaere}} Latin quaere, {{m|la|quaerō||seek, look for; ask}} quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} quaere (plural quaeres)
  1. (archaic) A question or query. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-quaere-en-noun-0YxuoQFO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quære [archaic]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkwɪəɹi/ Forms: quaeres [present, singular, third-person], quaering [participle, present], quaereing [participle, present], quaered [participle, past], quaered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪəɹi Etymology: From Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|quaere}} Latin quaere, {{m|la|quaerō||seek, look for; ask}} quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”) Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=~ing}} quaere (third-person singular simple present quaeres, present participle quaering or quaereing, simple past and past participle quaered)
  1. (archaic) To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-quaere-en-verb-vXkwlATu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: quære [archaic]

Verb [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|verb form}} quaere
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular Form of: quaerō
    Sense id: en-quaere-la-verb-fFrdE0Z5 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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