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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

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   noun. a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply. Synonyms: interrogation, query, inquiry. Antonyms: answer, reply. a problem for discussion or under discussion; a matter for investigation. a matter of some uncertainty or difficulty; problem (usually followed by of ):

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   Definitions of question. noun. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply. “he asked a direct question ” synonyms: interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence. see more. noun. an instance of questioning. “there was a question about my training” synonyms: enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query. see more. verb. pose a question.

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