| query | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, question | an instance of questioning.; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" |
| ~ inquiring, questioning | a request for information. |
| v. (communication) | 2. query, question | pose a question. |
| ~ wonder, inquire, enquire | have a wish or desire to know something.; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" |
| ~ interpellate | question formally about policy or government business. |
| ~ examine | question closely. |
| ~ pump | question persistently.; "She pumped the witnesses for information" |
| ~ feel out, sound out, check out | try to learn someone's opinions and intentions.; "I have to sound out the new professor" |
| ~ debrief | put someone through a debriefing and make him report.; "The released hostages were debriefed" |
| ~ ask | address a question to and expect an answer from.; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother" |
| scrutinize | | |
| v. (perception) | 1. scrutinise, scrutinize, size up, take stock | to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail.; "he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror" |
| ~ examine, see | observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize | examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns" |
| ~ analyse, analyze, examine, study, canvass, canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning.; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives" |
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