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1 interrogative
[intə'roɡətiv]adjective, noun (a word) that asks a question: `Who ?' is an interrogative (pronoun). spurnar- -
2 interrogate
[in'terəɡeit](to question (a person) thoroughly: The police spent five hours interrogating the prisoner.) yfirheyra- interrogator
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Interrogative — In ter*rog a*tive, a. [L. interrogativus: cf. F. interrogatif.] Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as, an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interrogative — ● interrogative nom féminin Phrase ou proposition interrogative. ● interrogatif, interrogative adjectif (bas latin interrogativus) Qui exprime ou marque l interrogation : Regard interrogatif. Adverbe interrogatif … Encyclopédie Universelle
interrogative — [in΄tə räg′ə tiv] adj. [LL interrogativus see INTERROGATE] 1. asking, or having the form of, a question 2. used in a question n. an interrogative word or expression (Ex.: what? where?) interrogatively adv … English World dictionary
Interrogative — In ter*rog a*tive, n. (Gram.) A word used in asking questions; as, who? which? why? [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interrogative — I adjective all searching, diagnostic, exploratory, fact finding, inquisitional, inquisitive, inquisitorial, interested, interrogational, interrogativus, investigative, penetrating, piercing, probing, prying, questioning, quizzical, scrutinizing … Law dictionary
interrogative — (adj.) c.1500, from L.L. interrogativus pertaining to a question, from L. interrogat , pp. stem of interrogare (see INTERROGATION (Cf. interrogation)) + IVE (Cf. ive) … Etymology dictionary
interrogative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having the force of a question. 2) Grammar used in questions. ► NOUN ▪ a word used in questions, e.g. how or what. DERIVATIVES interrogatively adverb … English terms dictionary
Interrogative mood — In linguistics and grammar, the interrogative mood (abbreviated int) is an epistemic grammatical mood used for asking questions by inflecting the main verb.[1] Its occurrence is rare. Contents 1 Examples of languages with an interrogative mood … Wikipedia
Interrogative word — In linguistics, an interrogative word is a function word used for the item interrupted in an information statement. Interrogative words are sometimes also called wh words because most of English interrogative words start with wh . In English,… … Wikipedia
interrogative — in|ter|rog|a|tive1 [ˌıntəˈrɔgətıv US ˈra: ] adj 1.) technical an interrogative sentence, ↑pronoun etc asks a question or has the form of a question. For example, who and what are interrogative pronouns. 2.) written if someone gives you an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
interrogative — [[t]ɪ̱ntərɒ̱gətɪv[/t]] interrogatives 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An interrogative gesture or tone of voice shows that you want to know the answer to a question. [WRITTEN] Donovan cocked an interrogative eye at his companion, who nodded in reply.… … English dictionary