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ques·tion  (kwschn)

n.

1.

a. An expression of inquiry that invites or calls for a reply.

b. An interrogative sentence, phrase, or gesture.

2. A subject or point open to controversy; an issue.

3. A difficult matter; a problem: a question of ethics.

4. A point or subject under discussion or consideration.

5.

a. A proposition brought up for consideration by an assembly.

b. The act of bringing a proposal to vote.

6. Uncertainty; doubt: There is no question about the validity of the enterprise.

v. ques·tioned, ques·tion·ing, ques·tions

v.tr.

1. To put a question to. See Synonyms at ask.

2. To examine (a witness, for example) by questioning; interrogate.

3. To express doubt about; dispute.

4. To analyze; examine.

v.intr.

To ask questions.

Idioms:

in question

Under consideration or discussion.

out of the question

Not worth considering; impossible: Starting over is out of the question.

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[Middle English, from Old French, legal inquiry, from Latin quaesti, quaestin-, from *quaestus, obsolete past participle of quaerere, to ask, seek.]

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question·er n.

question·ing·ly adv.

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question

Noun

1. a form of words addressed to a person in order to obtain an answer; interrogative sentence

2. a point at issue: they were silent on the question of social justice

3. a difficulty or uncertainty

4.

a. an act of asking

b. an investigation into some problem

5. a motion presented for debate

6. beyond (all) question beyond (any) doubt

7. call something into question

a. to make something the subject of disagreement

b. to cast doubt upon the validity or truth of something

8. in question under discussion: the area in question was not contaminated

9. out of the question beyond consideration; impossible

Verb

1. to put a question or questions to (a person); interrogate

2. to make (something) the subject of dispute

3. to express uncertainty; doubt [Latin quaestio]

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	question - an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present" enquiry, query, inquiry, interrogation inquiring, questioning - a request for information answer - the speech act of replying to a question
	2.	question - the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets" head 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" matter of fact, question of fact - a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide matter of law, question of law - a disputed legal contention that is generally left for a judge to decide
	3.	question - a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence sentence - a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences" cross-question - a question asked in cross-examination 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" doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness 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" motion proposal - something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
	6.	question - an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question" marriage offer, marriage proposal, proposal of marriage, proposal - an offer of marriage
Verb	1.	question - challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter" call into question, oppugn challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
	2.	question - pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion" interrogate ask - address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
	3.	question - pose a question query wonder, inquire, enquire - have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" interpellate - question formally about policy or government business examine - question closely pump - question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information" feel out, sound out, check out - try to learn someone's opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor" debrief - put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The released hostages were debriefed" ask - address a question to and expect an answer from; "Ask your teacher about trigonometry"; "The children asked me about their dead grandmother"
	4.	question - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting interview converse, discourse - carry on a conversation
	5.	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" wonder meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" scruple - have doubts about

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question

noun 1. inquiry, enquiry, query, investigation, examination, interrogation << OPPOSITE answer

noun 2. difficulty, problem, doubt, debate, argument, dispute, controversy, confusion, uncertainty, query, contention, misgiving, can of worms (informal) dubiety

noun 3. issue, point, matter, subject, problem, debate, proposal, theme, motion, topic, proposition, bone of contention, point at issue

verb 4. interrogate, cross-examine, interview, examine, investigate, pump (informal) probe, grill (informal) quiz, ask questions, sound out, catechize

verb 5. dispute, challenge, doubt, suspect, oppose, query, distrust, mistrust, call into question, disbelieve, impugn, cast aspersions on, cast doubt upon, controvert << OPPOSITE accept >> in question under discussion, at issue, under consideration, in doubt, on the agenda, to be discussed, for debate, open to debate out of the question impossible, unthinkable, inconceivable, not on (informal) hopeless, unimaginable, unworkable, unattainable, unobtainable, not feasible, impracticable, unachievable, unrealizable, not worth considering, not to be thought of

Translations

question [ˈkwɛstʃən] n → pregunta (= matter); asunto, cuestión f

vt (= doubt) → dudar de (= interrogate); interrogar, hacer preguntas a;

to ask sb a question, put a question to sb → hacerle una pregunta a algn;

the question is ... → el asunto es ...;

to bring or call sth into question → poner algo en (tela de) duda;

beyond question → fuera de toda duda;

it's out of the question → imposible, ni hablar

question [ˈkwɛstʃən] n → question f

vt [+ person] → interroger [+ plan, idea]; mettre en question or en doute;

to ask sb a question, to put a question to sb → poser une question à qn;

to bring or call sth into question → remettre qch en question;

the question is ... → la question est de savoir ...;

it's a question of doing → il s'agit de faire;

there's some question of doing → il est question de faire;

beyond question → sans aucun doute;

out of the question → hors de question

question [ˈkwɛstʃən] n → Frage f

vt (interrogate) → befragen;

(doubt) → bezweifeln;

to ask sb a question, put a question to sb → jdm eine Frage stellen;

to bring or call sth into question → etw infrage stellen;

the question is ... → die Frage ist ...;

there's no question of him playing for England → es ist ausgeschlossen, dass er für England spielt;

the person/night in question → die fragliche Person/Nacht;

to be beyond question → außer Frage stehen;

to be out of the question → nicht infrage kommen

question [ˈkwɛstʃən] n → domanda, questione f

vt [+ person] → interrogare [+ plan, idea]; mettere in questione or in dubbio;

to ask sb a question, put a question to sb → fare una domanda a qn;

to bring or call sth into question → mettere in dubbio qc;

the question is ... → il problema è ...;

it's a question of doing → si tratta di fare;

there's some question of doing → c'è chi suggerisce di fare;

beyond question → fuori di dubbio;

out of the question → fuori discussione, impossibile

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question

n question [ˈkwestʃən]

1 something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone The question is, do we really need a computer?vraagسُؤالвъпросotázkaspørgsmåldie Frageερώτηση, ερώτημαpreguntaküsimusسئوالkysymysquestionשְׁאֵלָהप्रश्नpitanjekérdéspertanyaanspurningdomanda質問질문klausimasjautājumssoalankwestiespørsmålpytaniequestaoîntrebareвопросotázkavprašanjepitanjefrågaปัญหา; ข้อสงสัยsoru詢問запитання, питанняسوالیہ جملہcâu hỏi询问

2 a problem or matter for discussion There is the question of how much to pay him.kwessieالمَسْألَهпроблемotázkaspørgsmåldie Frageθέμα προς συζήτηση, ζήτημαcuestión, problemaprobleemموضوعkysymysquestionבְּעָיָהसमस्याpitanje, problemkérdés, problémapersoalanspurning, umræðuefniquestione問題문제, 의제klausimas, problemajautājums; problēmapersoalankwestiespørsmål, debattemne, sakkwestiaquestaopro­blemăпроблемаotázkavprašanjeproblemspörsmålคำถามsorun問提，議題проблема, справаطلب معاملہvấn đề问提，议题

3 a single problem in a test or examination We had to answer four questions in three hours.vraagالمُشْكِلَهвъпросotázkaspørgsmåldie Frageερώτηση, ζήτημα (σε εξετάσεις)pregunta, problemaküsimusسئوالtehtäväquestionשְׁאֵלָהप्रश्नpitanjekérdéssoalspurning, úrlausnarefnidomanda, quesito試験問題문제klausimasjautājums; uzdevumssoalanvraagoppgave, spørsmålpytanie, zadanie, tematquestaoproblemăвопросotázkavprašanjepitanjefråga, uppgiftหัวข้อsoru考試題питанняکسی آزمائش یا ماتحان کا کوئی ایک سوالcâu hỏi kiểm tra考试题

4 criticism; doubt; discussion He is, without question, the best man for the job.twyfelشَكсъмнениеpochyby; diskusediskussion; tvivldie Frageαμφιβολία(sin) dudakahtlusتردیدepäily, kiista(hors de tout) douteעִרעוּר, סָפֵקशंका, संदेहpitanje, diskusijakétségkeraguanvafi, spurningdubbio疑問의심abejojimasšaubaskeraguantwijfeltvilwątpliwośćdúvida(fără nici o) îndoialăсомнениеpochybydvomsumnjatvivel, tvekanปัญหา; ข้อสงสัยşüphe, kuşku疑問сумнівاعتراض ، شکsự nghi ngờ疑问

5 a suggestion or possibility There is no question of our dismissing him.kwessieإحْتِمال، إمْكانِيَّهсъмнениеproblémmulighed; sandsynligheddie Frageπιθανότητα, ενδεχόμενοposibilidadvõimalusپیشنهادkysymys (ei tule kysymykseenkään)(être) questionסָפֵקसुझाव, संभावनाpitanje, mogućnostnem lehet kétséges, vitáskemungkinanspurning, möguleikipossibilità余地가능성galimybėiespēja; varbūtībakemungkinansprakespørsmål, mulighetmożliwośćpossibilidadeposibilitateвозможностьproblémmožnostmogućnosttal, frågaข้อเสนอหรือสิ่งที่เป็นไปได้öneri, teklif, olasılık可能性можливістьکوئی مشورہ یا امکانkhả năng可能性

v

1 to ask (a person) questions I'll question him about what he was doing last night.vraيَسْألзадавам въпросzeptat sespørgefragenρωτώ, ανακρίνωinterrogarküsi(tle)maپرسیدنkuulustellainterrogerלִשאוֹלसवाल करनाispitivati(meg)kérdezmenanyaispyrjafare domande問う질문하다(iš)klaus(inė)ti[]taujāt; []prašņātmenyoalondervragenstille spørsmål, spørre (ut)wypytaćperguntara interoga, a pune întrebăriспрашиватьopýtať saspraševatiispitatifrågaซักถาม; สอบถามsoru sormak審問；詢問питатиکسی شخص سے سوال کرناhỏi审问；询问

2 to regard as doubtful He questioned her right to use the money.ondervraيَشُكُّ فيпоставям под съмнениеzpochybnitbetvivlein Frage stellenαμφισβητώcuestionar, poner en dudaküsitavaks pidamaمورد تردید قرار دادنkyseenalaistaamettre en douteלְעַרעֵרशक जतानाstaviti pod upitnikkétségbe vonmempertanyakanefast umcontestare, mettere in dubbio疑う의심하다, 문제삼다(su)abejotiapšaubītmempersoalkanbetwijfelensette spørsmålstegn ved(za)kwestionowaćquestionara se îndoi deподвергать сомнениюspochybniťdvomitidovesti u pitanjeifrågasättaสงสัยkuşkuyla bakmak對...表示懷疑ставити під сумнівکسی چیز پر اعتراض کرناnghi ngờ对...表示怀疑

adj ˈquestionable

1 doubtful; uncertain. twyfelagtigمَشْكوك فيهсъмнителенsporný, nejistýtvivlsomfraglichαμφίβολος, αμφισβητήσιμοςcuestionable, discutibleküsitavمشکوک؛ نامعلومkyseenalainendiscutableמוּטָל בְּסָפֵקसंदेहास्पदupitan, sumnjivkétesmeragukanvafasamurdiscutibile不確かな의심스러운, 미심쩍은abejotinasšaubīgs; neskaidrsdiraguitwijfelachtigtvilsom, problematiskniejasnyquestionáveldiscutabilсомнительныйspornývprašljivsporantvivelaktig, diskutabelน่าสงสัยkuşkulu可疑的сумнівнийمشتبہ ، نا مناسبcó vấn đề可疑的

2 probably not true, honest, respectable questionable behaviour.twyfelagtig, verdagمَوْضِع شَكсъмнителенpochybný, podezřelýtvivlsomfragwürdigαμφίβολος, ύποπτοςdudosokahtlaneمورد سوظنepäilyttävädouteuxמְפוּקפָּקसंदिग्धupitanvitathatómeragukanhæpinndiscutibile疑わしい(도덕성이) 의심스러운įtartinasapšaubāmsmungkin tidak jujurtwijfelachtigtvilsomwątpliwydiscutíveldubiosсомнительныйpodozrivýsumljivsumnjivskum, tvivelaktigซึ่งมีพิรุธkuşku götürür不可靠的підозрілий; такий, що має погану репутаціюجس کی صداقت ، امانداری میں شک ہوđáng ngờ不可靠的

adv ˈquestionably

twyfelagtigبِصورَةٍ مَشْكوك فيهاсъмнителноproblematickytvivlsomtfragwürdigαμφίβολαde manera cuestionable/discutible/dudosakahtlaseltبطور مشکوکarveluttavastide manière contestableבְּסָפֵקसंदिग्धता से, अनिश्चितता सेupitnovitatható módonsecara meragukanumdeilanlegain maniera discutibile疑わしく의심스럽게įtartinaiapšaubāmidengan cara yang diraguitwijfelachtigtvilsomt, problematiskwątpliwiediscutivelmente(în mod) discutabilсомнительноspornespornospornotvivelaktigtอย่างมีพิรุธkuşkulu şekilde可疑地підозрілоمشتبہ انداز میںđáng nghi ngờ可疑地

n ˈquestionableness

aanvegbaarheidمَشْكوكِيَّه، إحْتِمالِيَّة الشَّكсъмнителностpochybnosttvivlsomheddie Fragwürdigkeitη ιδιότητα του αμφίβολου, του αμφισβητήσιμουcarácter cuestionable/discutible/dudosokaheldavus, küsitavusمشکوک بودنkyseenalaisuuscaractère douteuxלִהיוֹת מוּטָל בְּסָפֵקअसंदिग्धupitnostvminek kérdéses voltakeraguane-ð sem er vafasamtdiscutibilità疑わしさ의심스러움įtartinumasšaubīgumsdengan cara yang diraguitwijfelachtigheidtvilsomhet; usikkerhetwątpliwy charakterquestaocaracter discu­tabilсомнительностьpochybnosťspornostspornosttvivelaktighetความไม่แน่นอนkuşkulu durum可疑підозрілістьمشتبہ ہونے کا عملsự đáng ngờ可疑

question mark

used in writing to indicate a question. vraagtekenعَلامَة سُؤالвъпросителен знакotazníkspørgsmålstegndas Fragezeichenερωτηματικόsigno de interrogación; interroganteküsimärkعلامت سئوالkysymysmerkkipoint d'interrogationסִימָן שְׁאֵלָהप्रश्नचिह्नupitnikkérdőjeltanda tanya (?)spurningarmerkipunto interrogativo疑問符의문 부호klaustukasjautājuma zīmetanda soalvraagtekenspørsmålstegnpytajnikponto de interrogaçaosemnul întrebăriiвопросительный знакotáznikvprašajznak pitanjafrågeteckenเครื่องหมายคำถามsoru işareti問號знак питанняسوالیہ نشانdấu hỏi chấm问号

n ˈquestion-master

a person who asks the questions in eg a quiz. vraestellerالشَّخْص الذي يُوَجِّه الأسْئِلَه في المُسابَقَهчовек задаващ въпроси в състезаниеkonferenciér, -kaquizværtder/die Fragesteller(in)το πρόσωπο που θέτει τις ερωτήσεις (π.χ. σε ένα κουίζ)presentador de un concursoviktoriinijuhtپرسشگرtietokilpailun juontajaanimateur/-triceחִידוֹנַאיक्विज मास्टर, प्रश्नकर्त्ताpostavljač pitanja u kvizujátékvezetőpembawa acara kuisstjórnandi í spurningakeppni(presentatore/presentatrice di quiz)司会者viktorinos vedėjasviktorīnas/spēles vadītājspengacara kuizquizleiderspørsmålsstiller i en konkurranseprowadzący quizapresentadorведущий викторинуkonferenciér, -kavoditelj (kviza)voditelj kvizafrågesportsledareผู้ถามคำถามในการแข่งขันsoru soran kimse問答節目主持人ведучий в телевікториніذہانت کی آزمائش یا بجھارت کے کھیل میں حکم بننے والا شخصngười nêu câu hỏi问答节目主持人

n ˌquestionˈnaire [-ˈneə]

a written list of questions to be answered by a large number of people to provide information for a survey or report. vraelysإسْتِجْواب، إسْتِفهام، مَجموعَة أسْئِلَه ، نَموذَج أسْئِلَهвъпросникdotazníkspørgeskemader Fragebogenερωτηματολόγιοcuestionarioküsimustikپرسشنامهkyselylomakequestionnaireשְאֵלוֹןप्रश्नावली, प्रश्नमालाupitnikkérdőívangketspurningalistiquestionarioアンケート질문서, 앙케이트anketa, apklausas, klausimynasanketasoal selidikvragenlijstspørreskjemakwestionariuszquestionáriochestionarанкета; вопросникdotazníkvprašalnikupitnikfrågeformulärแบบสอบถามanket (formu)調查表，征求意見表запитальник, анкетаسوالنامہbản câu hỏi điều tra调查表，征求意见表

in question

being talked about The matter in question can be left till next week.onder besprekingالذي نَحْنُ بِصَدَدِهِ، الذي نَتَكَلَّم عنهпод въпросpříslušný, spornýpågældendedie zur Debatte stehende Sacheυπό συζήτησηen cuestiónkõnealuneمورد بحثkyseinenen questionהַנִידוֹןविचाराधीन, विवादास्पदu pitanju, predmetniszóban forgóyang dibicarakansem er til umræðuin questione問題の논의중인, 문제가 된aptariamas, svarstomasminēts; apspriežamsyang sedang dibincangkanin kwestieaktuell, gjeldendeo którym mowaem questaoîn ches­tiuneобсуждаемыйspornýza katerega greu pitanjui frågaหัวข้อsöz konusu (olan)正在談論的такий, що обговорюєтьсяزیر بحثđược 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 kwessieخارِج عَن المَوضوعизключеноvyloučenoudelukketaußer Frageαδύνατον, αποκλείεταιimposible; ni hablarei tule kõne allagiغیر ممکنei tule kuuloonkaanhors de questionלא בָּא בְּחֶשבּוֹןअसंभवne dolazi u obzirszóba sem jöhettidak mungkinkemur ekki til málafuori questione, impossibile問題外で의심할 여지 없이, 물론negali būti ir kalbospilnīgi izslēgtstidak mungkinuitgeslottenutelukket, ikke på talenie wchodzący w rachubęfora de questaoexclusможет быть не и речиvylúčenéne pride v poštevne dolazi u obziruteslutet, det kommer inte på fråganไม่ต้องคิดถึงความเป็นไปได้söz konusu olmayan, olanaksız, imkânsız不可能的не може бути й мовиنا ممکنkhông phải bàn đến nữa不可能的