question (verb)

См. также в других словарях:

• question — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sentence, etc. that asks sth ADJECTIVE ▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, hard, tough, tricky ▪ pointed, probing …   Collocations dictionary

• question — ► NOUN 1) a sentence worded or expressed so as to obtain information. 2) a doubt. 3) the raising of a doubt or objection: he obeyed without question. 4) a problem requiring resolution. 5) a matter or issue depending on conditions: it s only a… …   English terms dictionary

• question the question — verb To ask that a proposed question’s presuppositions be explicitly justified, especially as a preliminary to answering it. To say that a question is fallacious is to say that it is objectionable to the answerer because it is constructed to… …   Wiktionary

• Verb Subject Object — (VSO) is a term in linguistic typology. It represents one type of languages when classifying languages according to the sequence of these constituents in neutral expressions: Ate Sam oranges .Examples of languages with VSO word order include… …   Wikipedia

• question the veracity of — verb be doubtful, be dubious, be skeptical, be suspicious, be uncertain, challenge, disbelieve, discredit, dispute, distrust, doubt, doubt the truth of, entertain doubts, find hard to believe, give no credence to, greet with skepticism, harbor… …   Law dictionary

• question under oath — I verb ask, conduct questioning, cross examine, examine, examine judicially, examine on direct, examine while on trial, grill, inquire, interrogate, investigate, probe, put to the question, question, request, rest, subject to intense cross… …   Law dictionary

• question — ▪ I. question ques‧tion 1 [ˈkwestʆn] noun [countable] 1. a sentence or phrase that asks for information: • They asked me a lot of questions about my work experience. • Don t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. 2. a subject or pr …   Financial and business terms

• question — [[t]kwe̱stʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦ questions, questioning, questioned 1) N COUNT: oft N about/on n A question is something that you say or write in order to ask a person about something. They asked a great many questions about England... The President… …   English dictionary

• question — /ˈkwɛstʃən / (say kweschuhn) noun 1. a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to elicit information. 2. a problem for discussion or under discussion; a matter for investigation: *But the question is whether core aspects… …  

• question — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin quaestion , quaestio, from quaerere to seek, ask Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) an interrogative expression often used to test knowledge (2) an interrogative sentence or clause b. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• question mark — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, major VERB + QUESTION MARK ▪ put ▪ His arrival clearly puts a huge question mark over the future of the present team captain. QUESTION M …   Collocations dictionary