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   ques·tion

   /ˈkwesCH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information: "we hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions" Similar inquiryqueryinterrogationexaminationinformal:quizquizzingOpposite answerresponse
   • ▪ a doubt about the truth or validity of something: "there is no question that America faces the threat of Balkanization" Similar doubtdisputeargumentdebateuncertaintydubiousnesscontroversyreservationrare:dubietyOpposite certainty
   • ▪ the raising of a doubt about or objection to something: "Edward was the only one she obeyed without question"
   • ▪ a matter forming the basis of a problem requiring resolution: "we have kept an eye on the question of political authority"
   • ▪ a matter or concern depending on or involving a specified condition or thing: "it was not simply a question of age and hierarchy" Similar issuematterbusinessproblempoint at issuepointconcernsubjecttopicthemeitemcaseproposalpropositiondebateargumentdisputebone of contentioncontroversy

   verb

   • 1. ask questions of (someone), especially in an official context: "four men were being questioned about the killings" Similar interrogateask questions ofput questions tocross-examinecross-questionquizprobecanvasscatechizeinterviewdebriefsound outexaminegive the third degree toinformal:grillpump
   • ▪ feel or express doubt about; raise objections to: "members had questioned the cost of the scheme" Similar querycall in/into questiondoubtraise/entertain doubts aboutthrow doubt onhave/harbor/express suspicions aboutsuspectfeel uneasy abouthave/harbor/express reservations aboutchallengedisputecast aspersions onobject toraise objections to

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French question (noun), questionner (verb), from Latin quaestio(n-), from quaerere ‘ask, seek’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. questionless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   Learn the meaning of questioned as the past tense and past participle of question, a verb that means to ask or doubt something. See how to use questioned in sentences with synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

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     QUESTIONED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of...

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   Questioned is the past tense of question, which means to ask or doubt something. Learn the meaning, synonyms, idioms, and examples of questioned in different contexts.

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   Questioned is the past tense of question, which means to demand proof of the truth or rightness of something, or to give serious and careful thought to something. Find 135 similar and opposite words for questioned, such as challenged, doubted, pondered, examined, and more.

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   noun. a form of words addressed to a person in order to elicit information or evoke a response; interrogative sentence. a point at issue. it's only a question of time until she dies. the question is how long they can keep up the pressure.

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   verb. Simple past tense and past participle of question. Wiktionary. Synonyms: asked. examined. queried. quizzed. quested. sought. interrogated. searched. petitioned. catechized. probed. investigated. grilled. pumped. solicited. Antonyms: answered. replied. Questioned Sentence Examples. No one in her family ever questioned her innocence.