quære

A form of quaere — To ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.

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Meanings

verbquære (third-person singular simple present quæres, present participle quæreing, simple past and past participle quæred)

present singular third person quæres · participle present quæreing · participle past quæred · past quæred

  1. archaicArchaic form of quaere.

    Quære, might not hair dressers friz and turn, though not shave, classically, according to the dignifying principles of the sculptor?

    1797, J[ohn] Penn, Critical and Poetical Works, London: […] Elmsly, […], pages 123–124
nounquære (plural quæres)

plural quæres

  1. archaicArchaic form of quaere.
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APA

quære. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qu%C3%A6re

MLA

“quære.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qu%C3%A6re. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quære,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/qu%C3%A6re.

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