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 Definitions of question  [ˈkwɛs tʃən]  

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Definition of 'question' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) question
a sentence in an interrogative form addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.

2.  question
a problem for discussion or under discussion; a matter for investigation.

3.  question
a matter of some uncertainty or difficulty; problem:
It was mainly a question of time.

4.  question
a subject of dispute or controversy.

5.  question
a proposal to be debated or voted on, as in a meeting or a deliberative assembly.

6.  question
the procedure of putting a proposal to vote.

7.  question
Law.

8.  question
a controversy that is submitted to a judicial tribunal for decision.

9.  question
the interrogation by which information is secured.

10.  question
the act of asking or inquiring; interrogation; query.

11.  question
inquiry into or discussion of some problem.

12. (v.t.) question
to ask questions of; interrogate.

13.  question
to ask; inquire.

14.  question
to make a question of; doubt:
They questioned our sincerity.

15.  question
to challenge; dispute.

16. (v.i.) question
to ask a question.

17.  question
to dispute; challenge.

18.  question
to cast doubt upon; question.

19.  question
under consideration.

20.  question
in dispute.


Definition of 'question' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation
an instance of questioning
"there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"

2. (noun) question, head
the subject matter at issue
"the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"

3. (noun) question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
"he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"

4. (noun) doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question
uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
"the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

5. (noun) motion, question
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
"he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"

6. (verb) question
an informal reference to a marriage proposal
"he was ready to pop the question"

7. (verb) question, oppugn, call into question
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
"We must question your judgment in this matter"

8. (verb) interrogate, question
pose a series of questions to
"The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"

9. (verb) question, query
pose a question

10. (verb) interview, question
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

11. (verb) wonder, question
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
"I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"


Definition of 'question' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) question
sth that is asked in order to get information
Does anyone have any questions?; to ask/answer a question

2.  question
sth asked to find out what you know
a test/competition question

3.  question
sth people disagree about; = issue
to discuss the question of global warming

4.  question
doubt
a lot of questions in my mind about what she said; There's no question he's the best.

5.  question
a/the question of
indicates what the most important thing is
It's really a question of leadership.

6.  question
in question
indicates what, where, who, etc. is being talked about
The girl in question is someone they knew in college.

7.  question
out of the question
definitely not allowed or possible
With her illness any travel is out of the question.

8.  question
that's a good question
indicates you cannot answer a question but agree an answer is needed
"Can you afford to do this?" "Well, that's a good question."

9. (verb) question
(of a person in authority) to ask sb for information
Police are questioning a man in connection with the murder.

10.  question
to doubt or be unsure
I question whether he is really that smart.


Definition of 'question' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) question
the act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer

2. (noun) question
discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as, the story is true beyond question; he obeyed without question

3. (noun) question
examination with reference to a decisive result; investigation; specifically, a judicial or official investigation; also, examination under torture

4. (noun) question
that which is asked; inquiry; interrogatory; query

5. (noun) question
hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate; theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a delicate or doubtful question

6. (noun) question
talk; conversation; speech; speech

7. (noun) question
to ask questions; to inquire

8. (noun) question
to argue; to converse; to dispute

9. (verb) question
to inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness

10. (verb) question
to doubt of; to be uncertain of; to query

11. (verb) question
to raise a question about; to call in question; to make objection to

12. (verb) question
to talk to; to converse with


Translation of 'question' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone
The question is, do we really need a computer?

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vraag Arabic flag Arabic: سُؤال Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: въпрос
Brazilian flag Brazilian: questão Czech flag Czech: otázka German flag German: die Frage
Danish flag Danish: spørgsmål Greek flag Greek: ερώτηση, ερώτημα Spanish flag Spanish: pregunta
Estonian flag Estonian: küsimus Farsi flag Farsi: سئوال Finnish flag Finnish: kysymys
French flag French: question Hebrew flag Hebrew: שְׁאֵלָה Hindi flag Hindi: प्रश्न
Croatian flag Croatian: pitanje Hungarian flag Hungarian: kérdés Indonesian flag Indonesian: pertanyaan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: spurning Italian flag Italian: domanda Japanese flag Japanese: 質問
Korean flag Korean: 질문 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: klausimas Latvian flag Latvian: jautājums
Malay flag Malay: soalan Dutch flag Dutch: kwestie Norwegian flag Norwegian: spørsmål
Polish flag Polish: pytanie Persian flag Persian: سئوال Pashto flag Pashto: پوښتنه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: questao Romanian flag Romanian: întrebare Russian flag Russian: вопрос
Slovak flag Slovak: otázka Slovenian flag Slovenian: vprašanje Serbian flag Serbian: pitanje
Swedish flag Swedish: fråga Thai flag Thai: คำถาม Turkish flag Turkish: soru
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 問題 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: запитання, питання Urdu flag Urdu: سوالیہ جملہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: câu hỏi Chinese flag Chinese: 问题

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