Query and Want

Query

Query verb - To demand proof of the truth or rightness of.

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Want and query are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Query".

Nearby Words: queried, querying, querist

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Query and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Query" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

famous	famous query	famous want
new	new query	new want

Common in Interactive Fiction, except for anything written by Info Com or Legend, which will snarkily reject "use sword" just as they reject "look sword" (which yields a query whether you want to look at, through, or inside it).

Source: Use Item

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