Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quaere

/ˈkwɪəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quaere
IPA: /ˈkwɪəɹi/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.

noun

A question or query.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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?"
"Now, she cannot express her emotions fully: Quaere: will she feel them fully?"
"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."

Etymology

From Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”).

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

quaeres (present, singular) quaereing (participle, present) quaered (participle, past) quaered (past) quære (alternative, archaic) quaeres (plural)

Derived Forms

querist

Homonyms

query (some pronunciations)

Rhymes With

theory chaos theory query weary erie eerie dreary cheery teary leery dearie eyrie

Questions

How do you pronounce quaere?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪəɹi/.
What does quaere mean?: To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
Where does quaere come from?: From Latin quaere, second-person singular present active imperative of quaerō (“seek, look for; ask”).

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