English

Etymology
From Latin quaere#Latin|quaere �ask, seek�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�kwɪ�ri/

Verb
quaere

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

#:*1970: Now, she cannot express her emotions fully: Quaere: will she feel them fully? � Patrick O'Brian, Master and Commander

Noun
en-noun

1. archaic A question or query.

#:*1761: 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 � Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, vol. 3 (Penguin 2003, p. 216)

Latin

Verb form
quaere
Imperitive form of quaerere

1. defn|Latin

References
1902: Websters International Dictionary.
1984: Concise Oxford.

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