Thesaurus: question
The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer.
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Definitions
- n. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine by question and answer.
- n. Discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as, the story is true beyond question; he obeyed without question.
- n. Examination with reference to a decisive result; investigation; specifically, a judicial or official investigation; also, examination under torture.
- n. That which is asked; inquiry; interrogatory; query.
- n. Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate; theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a delicate or doubtful question.
- n. Talk; conversation; speech; speech.
- n. To ask questions; to inquire.
- n. To argue; to converse; to dispute.
- v. t. To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness.
- v. t. To doubt of; to be uncertain of; to query.
- v. t. To raise a question about; to call in question; to make objection to.
- v. t. To talk to; to converse with.