What does quaere mean?
Quaere means (law, otherwise archaic) To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt..
Quaere
/ˈkwɪəɹi/ · verb
Meaning
(law, otherwise archaic) To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt..
Definitions by Sense
- (law, otherwise archaic) To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
- (archaic) A question or query.
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.
Synonyms for quaere
Antonyms for quaere
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Word Forms
- quaeres
- quaereing
- quaered
- quære
Usage Notes
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How do you use quaere in a sentence?
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?
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