1. a form of words addressed to a person in order to elicit information or evoke a response; interrogative sentence
2. 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.
3. a difficulty or uncertainty; doubtful point: a question of money; there's no question about it.
4.
a. an act of asking
b. an investigation into some problem or difficulty
5. a motion presented for debate by a deliberative body
6. put the question to require members of a deliberative assembly to vote on a motion presented
7. (Law) law a matter submitted to a court or other tribunal for judicial or quasi-judicial decision
8. (Law) question of fact (in English law) that part of the issue before a court that is decided by the jury
9. (Law) question of law (in English law) that part of the issue before a court that is decided by the judge
10. beg the question
a. to avoid giving a direct answer by posing another question
b. to assume the truth of that which is intended to be proved. See petitio principii
11. beyond (all) question beyond (any) dispute or doubt
12. call in into question
a. to make (something) the subject of disagreement
b. to cast doubt upon the validity, truth, etc, of (something)
13. in question under discussion: this is the man in question.
14. out of the question beyond consideration; unthinkable or impossible: the marriage is out of the question.
15. pop the question informal to propose marriage
vb (mainly tr)
16. to put a question or questions to (a person); interrogate
17. to make (something) the subject of dispute or disagreement
18. to express uncertainty about the validity, truth, etc, of (something); doubt
[C13: via Old French from Latin quaestiō, from quaerere to seek]
ˈquestionern
Usage: The question whether should be used rather than the question of whether or the question as to whether: this leaves open the question whether he acted correctly
subject, theme, topic - the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
problem - a question raised for consideration or solution; "our homework consisted of ten problems to solve"
leading question - a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination
yes-no question - a question that can be answered by yes or no
4.
question - 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"
uncertainness, uncertainty, precariousness - being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"
5.
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"
question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
(Gram etc) → Fragef (→ to an+acc); (Parl) → (An)fragef (→ to an+acc); to ask somebody a question → jdm eine Fragestellen; don’t ask so many questions → fragnicht so viel; they’ll buy anything, no questions asked → sie kaufen alles und stellen keine dummenFragen; what a question (to ask)! → was für eine Frage!; (that’s a) good question! → (das ist eine) guteFrage!; let me put the question another way → ich werde die Frageanders formulieren
(= matter) → Fragef; that’s another question altogether → das ist etwas völlig anderes; that’s not the question → darum geht es nicht; the German question → die deutscheFrage; it’s simply a question of time → das ist einfach eine Frage der Zeit; it’s not just a question of money → es ist nicht nur eine Geldfrageor eine Frage des Geldes; if it’s only a question of whether … → wenn es nur darum geht(inf) → or sich darum handelt, ob …
1. something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone. The question is, do we really need a computer? vraag سُؤال въпрос questão otázka die Frage spørgsmål ερώτηση, ερώτημαpregunta küsimus سئوال kysymys questionשאלה प्रश्न pitanje kérdés pertanyaan spurning domanda 質問 질문 klausimas jautājums soalan kwestiespørsmålpytanie پوښتنه questao întrebare вопрос otázka vprašanje pitanje fråga คำถาม soru 問題 запитання, питання سوالیہ جملہ câu hỏi 问题
2. a problem or matter for discussion. There is the question of how much to pay him. kwessie المَسْألَه проблем questão otázka die Frage spørgsmål θέμα προς συζήτηση, ζήτημαcuestión, problema probleem موضوع kysymys questionבעיה समस्या pitanje, problem kérdés, probléma persoalan spurning, umræðuefni questione 問題 쟁점 klausimas, problema jautājums; problēma persoalan kwestiespørsmål, debattemne, sakkwestia موضوع questao problemă проблема otázka vprašanje problem spörsmål ปัญหา sorun 難題,議題 проблема, справа طلب معاملہ vấn đề 问题,议题
3. a single problem in a test or examination. We had to answer four questions in three hours. vraag المُشْكِلَه въпрос questão otázka die Frage spørgsmål ερώτηση, ζήτημαpregunta, problema küsimus سئوال kysymys questionשאלה प्रश्न pitanje kérdés soal spurning, úrlausnarefni domanda, quesito 試験問題 (시험의) 문항 klausimas jautājums; uzdevums soalan vraagoppgave, spørsmålpytanie, zadanie, temat پوښتنه questao problemă вопрос otázka vprašanje pitanje fråga, uppgift หัวข้อ soru 考題 питання کسی آزمائش یا ماتحان کا کوئی ایک سوال câu hỏi kiểm tra 考试题
4. criticism; doubt; discussion. He is, without question, the best man for the job. twyfel شَك съмнение dúvida pochyby; diskuse die Frage diskussion; tvivl αμφιβολίαduda kahtlus تردید epäilys douteערעור, ספק शंका, संदेह pitanje, diskusija kétség keraguan vafi, spurning dubbio 疑問 의문, 의심 abejojimas šaubas keraguan twijfel tvilwątpliwość شک،تردید dúvida (fără nici o) îndoială сомнение pochyby dvom sumnja tvivel, tvekan ปัญหา; ข้อสงสัย şüphe, kuşku 疑問 сумнів اعتراض ، شک sự nghi ngờ 疑问
5. a suggestion or possibility. There is no question of our dismissing him. kwessie إحْتِمال، إمْكانِيَّه съмнение possibilidade problém die Frage mulighed; sandsynlighed πιθανότητα, ενδεχόμενοposibilidad võimalus پیشنهاد mahdollisuus questionספק सुझाव, संभावना pitanje, mogućnost nem lehet kétséges, vitás kemungkinan spurning, möguleiki possibilità 余地 기회, 가능성 galimybė iespēja; varbūtība kemungkinan sprakespørsmål, mulighetmożliwość پیشنهاد possibilidade posibilitate возможность problém možnost mogućnost tal, fråga ข้อเสนอหรือสิ่งที่เป็นไปได้ öneri, teklif, olasılık 可能性 можливість کوئی مشورہ یا امکان khả năng 可能性
verb
1. to ask (a person) questions. I'll question him about what he was doing last night. vra يَسْأل задавам въпрос perguntar zeptat se fragen spørge ρωτώ, ανακρίνωinterrogar küsi(tle)ma پرسیدن kysellä interroger לִשאוֹל सवाल करना ispitivati (meg)kérdez menanyai spyrja fare domande 問う 질문하다 (iš)klaus(inė)ti []taujāt; []prašņāt menyoal ondervragenstille spørsmål, spørre wypytać پوښتل perguntar a interoga, a pune întrebări спрашивать opýtať sa spraševati ispitati fråga ซักถาม; สอบถาม soru sormak 質問,詢問 питати کسی شخص سے سوال کرنا hỏi 审问,询问
2. to regard as doubtful. He questioned her right to use the money. ondervra يَشُكُّ في поставям под съмнение questionar zpochybnit in Frage stellen betvivle αμφισβητώcuestionar, poner en duda küsitavaks pidama مورد تردید قرار دادن kyseenalaistaa mettre en doute לְעַרעֵר शक जताना staviti pod upitnik kétségbe von mempertanyakan efast um contestare, mettere in dubbio 疑う 의심하다 (su)abejoti apšaubīt mempersoalkan betwijfelensette spørsmålstegn vedkwestionować شککول questionar a se îndoi de подвергать сомнению spochybniť dvomiti dovesti u pitanje ifrågasätta สงสัย kuşkuyla bakmak 懷疑 ставити під сумнів کسی چیز پر اعتراض کرنا nghi ngờ 怀疑
2. probably not true, honest, respectable. questionable behaviour. twyfelagtig, verdag مَوْضِع شَك съмнителен discutível pochybný, podezřelý fragwürdig tvivlsom αμφίβολος, ύποπτοςdudoso kahtlane مورد سوظن epäilyttävä douteuxמפוקפק संदिग्ध upitan vitatható meragukan hæpinn discutibile 疑わしい 의문의 여지가 있는 įtartinas apšaubāms mungkin tidak jujur twijfelachtigtvilsomwątpliwy دپوښتنې وړ ناوړه discutível dubios сомнительный podozrivý sumljiv sumnjiv skum, tvivelaktig ซึ่งมีพิรุธ kuşku götürür 可疑的,不誠實的,不當的 підозрілий; такий, що має погану репутацію جس کی صداقت ، امانداری میں شک ہو đáng ngờ 不可靠的
ˈquestionably adverb
twyfelagtig بِصورَةٍ مَشْكوك فيها съмнително discutivelmente problematicky fragwürdig tvivlsomt αμφίβολα de manera cuestionable/discutible/dudosa kahtlaselt بطور مشکوک epäilyttävästi de manière contestable בְּסָפֵק संदिग्धता से, अनिश्चितता से upitno vitatható módon secara meragukan umdeilanlega in maniera discutibile 疑わしく 의심스럽게 įtartinai apšaubāmi dengan cara yang diragui twijfelachtigtvilsomt, problematisk wątpliwie مشکوک discutivelmente (în mod) discutabil сомнительно sporne sporno sporno tvivelaktigt อย่างมีพิรุธ kuşkulu şekilde 可疑地 підозріло مشتبہ انداز میں đáng nghi ngờ 可疑地
ˈquestionableness noun
aanvegbaarheid مَشْكوكِيَّه، إحْتِمالِيَّة الشَّك съмнителност questão pochybnost die Fragwürdigkeit tvivlsomhed η ιδιότητα του αμφίβολου, του αμφισβητήσιμου carácter cuestionable/discutible/dudoso kaheldavus, küsitavus مشکوک بودن kyseenalaisuus caractère douteux לִהיוֹת מוּטָל בְּסָפֵק असंदिग्ध upitnost vminek kérdéses volta keraguan e-ð sem er vafasamt discutibilità 疑わしさ 의심스러움 įtartinumas šaubīgums dengan cara yang diragui twijfelachtigheidtvilsomhet; usikkerhet wątpliwy charakter مشکوک questao caracter discutabil сомнительность pochybnosť spornost spornost tvivelaktighet ความไม่แน่นอน kuşkulu durum 可疑 підозрілість مشتبہ ہونے کا عمل sự đáng ngờ 可疑
question mark a mark (?)
used in writing to indicate a question. vraagteken عَلامَة سُؤال въпросителен знак ponto de interrogação otazník das Fragezeichen spørgsmålstegn ερωτηματικόsigno de interrogación; interrogante küsimärk علامت سئوال kysymysmerkki point d'interrogation סִימָן שְׁאֵלָה प्रश्नचिह्न upitnik kérdőjel tanda tanya (?) spurningarmerki punto interrogativo 疑問符 물음표 klaustukas jautājuma zīme tanda soal vraagtekenspørsmålstegn pytajnik د پوښتنی نښه؟ ponto de interrogaçao semnul întrebării вопросительный знак otáznik vprašaj znak pitanja frågetecken เครื่องหมายคำถาม soru işareti 問號 знак питання سوالیہ نشان dấu hỏi chấm 问号
ˈquestion-master noun
a person who asks the questions in eg a quiz. vraesteller الشَّخْص الذي يُوَجِّه الأسْئِلَه في المُسابَقَه човек задаващ въпроси в състезание apresentador konferenciér, -ka der/die Fragesteller(in) quizvært το πρόσωπο που θέτει τις ερωτήσεις (π.χ. σε ένα κουίζ) presentador de un concurso viktoriinijuht پرسشگر tietokilpailun isäntä animateur/-trice חִידוֹנַאי क्विज मास्टर, प्रश्नकर्त्ता postavljač pitanja u kvizu játékvezető pembawa acara kuis stjórnandi í spurningakeppni (presentatore/presentatrice di quiz) 司会者 퀴즈 프로의 사회자 viktorinos vedėjas viktorīnas/spēles vadītājs pengacara kuiz quizleider spørsmålsstiller i en konkurranse prowadzący quiz ژورنالیست apresentador ведущий викторину konferenciér, -ka voditelj (kviza) voditelj kviza frågesportsledare ผู้ถามคำถามในการแข่งขัน soru soran kimse 問答節目主持人 ведучий в телевікторині ذہانت کی آزمائش یا بجھارت کے کھیل میں حکم بننے والا شخص người nêu câu hỏi 问答节目主持人
ˌquestionˈnaire (-ˈneə) noun
a written list of questions to be answered by a large number of people to provide information for a survey or report. vraelys إسْتِجْواب، إسْتِفهام، مَجموعَة أسْئِلَه ، نَموذَج أسْئِلَه въпросник questionário dotazník der Fragebogen spørgeskema ερωτηματολόγιοcuestionario küsimustik پرسشنامه kyselylomake questionnaireשאלון प्रश्नावली, प्रश्नमाला upitnik kérdőív angket spurningalisti questionario アンケート 질문서 anketa, apklausas, klausimynas anketa soal selidik vragenlijstspørreskjemakwestionariusz پوښتنليك questionário chestionar анкета; вопросник dotazník vprašalnik upitnik frågeformulär แบบสอบถาม anket 問卷 запитальник, анкета سوالنامہ bản câu hỏi điều tra 调查表,问卷
in question
being talked about. The matter in question can be left till next week. onder bespreking الذي نَحْنُ بِصَدَدِهِ، الذي نَتَكَلَّم عنه под въпрос em questão příslušný, sporný die zur Debatte stehende Sache pågældende υπό συζήτηση en cuestión kõnealune مورد بحث olla kyseenalainen en question הַנִידוֹן विचाराधीन, विवादास्पद u pitanju, predmetni szóban forgó yang dibicarakan sem er til umræðu in questione 問題の 문제의 aptariamas, svarstomas minēts; apspriežams yang sedang dibincangkan in kwestieaktuell, gjeldende o którym mowa مورد بحس em questao în chestiune обсуждаемый sporný za katerega gre u pitanju i fråga หัวข้อ söz konusu (olan) 正在談論的 такий, що обговорюється زیر بحث được xem xét 正在谈论的
out of the question
not to be thought of as possible; not to be done. It is quite out of the question for you to go out tonight. buite die kwessie خارِج عَن المَوضوع изключено fora de questão vyloučeno außer Frage udelukket αδύνατον, αποκλείεται imposible; ni hablar ei tule kõne allagi غیر ممکن ei tulla kysymykseen hors de question לא בָּא בְּחֶשבּוֹן असंभव ne dolazi u obzir szóba sem jöhet tidak mungkin kemur ekki til mála fuori questione, impossibile 問題外で 문제가 되지 않는 negali būti ir kalbos pilnīgi izslēgts tidak mungkin uitgeslotenutelukket, ikke på tale nie wchodzący w rachubę نا ممکن fora de questao exclus не может быть и речи vylúčené ne pride v poštev ne dolazi u obzir uteslutet, det kommer inte på frågan ไม่ต้องคิดถึงความเป็นไปได้ söz konusu olmayan, olanaksız, imkânsız 不可能的 не може бути й мови نا ممکن không phải bàn đến nữa 不可能的
With him there was a well-known professor of philosophy, who had come from Harkov expressly to clear up a difference that had arisen between them on a very important philosophical question. The professor was carrying on a hot crusade against materialists.
The question whether our minds are instruments of knowledge, and, if so, in what sense, is so vital that any suggested analysis of mind must be examined in relation to this question.
That terrible question "Why?" "Wherefore?" which had come to him amid every occupation, was now replaced, not by another question or by a reply to the former question, but by her image.
My fear was of having to deal with the intolerable question of the grounds of his dismissal from school, for that was really but the question of the horrors gathered behind.
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