question

Meaning

1. (feminine, historical) question (interrogation by torture)
2. (feminine) question (sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response)
3. (feminine) issue, matter, topic, problem

Concepts

question

❓

query

inquiry

issue

matter

enquiry

interrogation

problem

affair

doubt

inquire

ask

subject

wonder

point

business

oppugn

questionings

request

teaser

thing

tie-break

topic

torment

torture

treatise

interrogative sentence

research

call into question

concern

demand

doubtfulness

dubiousness

enquire

guess

head

inquiring

interrogate

interrogative

interview

interviewing

investigation

motion

Synonyms

problème

interroger

❓

demande

affaire

interrogation

réclamer

enquête

requête

douter

chose

demander

dossier

doute

point

recherche

sujet

thème

investigateur

mouvement

foncteur

polémique

contester

proposition

questionner

❓

questionnez

casse-tête

avoir

résolution

se demander

questionnons

tête

sujetdomain:litt

torture

auditionner

consultation

interrogatif

interrogatoire

motion

entrevue

examiner

entretenir

controverse

Translations

Frage

❓

pregunta

❓

domanda

❓

cuestión

pergunta

❓

vraag

❓

questão

❓

questione

❓

pregunta

❓

soru

❓

Anfrage

qüestió

❓

asunto

interrogação

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɛs.tjɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: -

Inherited from Old French: question

Borrowed from Latin: quaestiō

In summary

Inherited from Middle French and Old French question (12th c.), borrowed from Latin quaestiō. At first a learned word, therefore retaining preconsonantal -s- (compare related quête).

Sentences

Monsieur Saddier a raison de poser la question .

Mr. Saddier is right to ask the question.

Ma question s’adresse à Monsieur le ministre de la défense .

My question is for the Minister of Defence.

L'évènement en question est souvent une réaction chimique .

The event in question is often a chemical reaction.