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/kwˈɛstʃən/
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[ US /ˈkwɛstʃən, ˈkwɛʃən/ ]
[ US /ˈkwɛstʃən, ˈkwɛʃən/ ]
NOUN
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an instance of questioning
we made inquiries of all those who were present
there was a question about my training -
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 -
the subject matter at issue
the question of disease merits serious discussion
under the head of minor Roman poets -
an informal reference to a marriage proposal
he was ready to pop the question -
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
he had trouble phrasing his interrogations
he asked a direct 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
VERB
- conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
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place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
she wondered whether it would snow tonight
I wonder whether this was the right thing to do -
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
We must question your judgment in this matter -
pose a series of questions to
We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion
The suspect was questioned by the police - pose a question
How To Use question In A Sentence
- OK, the steering is a little foggy, but the wheel unquestionably feels pleasant under the fingers. Times, Sunday Times
- The question, which has been eating at Matthews for several years, is gnawing on him a couple of hours later as he decompresses at a party at Spago in Beverly Hills.
- Consumers get incredibly upset when dieticians and researchers backtrack on previous findings, proclaiming that products once deemed healthy are now in question.
- Moreover, for logistics companies there are considerable long-term questions over the economic and environmental sustainability of home delivery. Times, Sunday Times
- Canadians were unhappy with so-called intrusive questions, the aggravation of filling it out and even a few were convinced the census was part of a government plot, according to Thestar.com - Home Page
- But that previous column leads one to question whether a session bean is necessary at all, introducing the possibility of using entity beans and their Home methods instead of session beans.
- Second, that the entire Reichstag assented to the declarations made by the speakers on Tuesday that the Emperor had exceeded his constitutional prerogatives in private discussion with foreigners concerning Germany's attitude on controverted questions. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?
- I want to see Randy answer this question: 1. Accepting arguendo that mandating a person to buy health insurance is not regulation of commerce, there is no question that the rest of the bill is regulating the interstate market in health insurance*. The Volokh Conspiracy » A Quick Response to Randy on the Use of “Unprecedented”
- The book is a sustained diatribe questioning Churchill's actions from the early 1930s through 1941.
- Of course, Whitty himself ain’t exactly a peach; he loves him some torture, and buries knives in bellies with minimal provocation; when it comes to witch-hunting, he’s of the “burn her alive now, ask questions … well, don’t really bother asking questions, it’s just so damn fun to burn people, let’s do it some more!” school. Cry of the Banshee « Skid Roche
