question

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Meaning

1. A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
2. A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
3. A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
4. A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
5. Interrogation by torture.
6. (obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.

ask

interrogative sentence

ask a question

address

ask about

impugn

inquire about

point in dispute

interpellate

destitution

declare

reason about

interrogative mood

put a question

public presentation

require

query whether

speculate

point order

find fault with

have doubts

raree-show

theatrical production

dot

queston regarding ritual purity

incomplete understanding

consulting the oracle

inquire of

heading

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ques‧tion

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkwɛst͡ʃən/

From Middle English question, questioun, questiun, from Anglo-Norman questiun, from Old French question, from Latin quaestiōnem, accusative of quaestiō (“a seeking, investigation, inquiry, question”), from quaerere (“to seek, ask, inquire”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Italic *kʷaizeō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂- (“to acquire”). Partially displaced native Old English āscung. Compare also Middle Low German quēstie (“questioning; inquiry”), Middle High German questje (“question”). Cognates include English quest.

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