询问 — meaning in English

English meaning

• query noun A question, especially one asking for information or clarification.
• snoop verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
• survey noun A set of questions used to gather information or opinions from a group of people.

Senses

询问 is used for these senses in English:

• percontation (formal, rare, or, obsolete) A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”. [from early 17th c.]
• query (transitive) To ask, inquire.
• snoop The act of snooping.
• survey A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of a particular group of items, in order to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality.

query — full definition

1. noun A question, especially one asking for information or clarification.
2. verb To ask a question about something, or to express doubt about it.
3. verb To request information from a database using a formal set of instructions.

snoop — full definition

1. verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
2. noun A person who snoops, or the act of snooping.

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