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Noun question has 6 senses
- question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation - an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
--1 is a kind of questioning, inquiring
Antonyms: answer
- question, head - the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
--2 is a kind of subject, topic, theme
--2 has particulars:
- question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence - a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
--3 is a kind of sentence
--3 has particulars: cross-question; leading question; yes-no question
- doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question - uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
--4 is a kind of uncertainty, uncertainness
- motion, 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"
--5 is a kind of proposal
- question - an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question"
--6 is a kind of marriage proposal, proposal of marriage, marriage offer, proposal
Verb question has 5 senses
- question, oppugn, call into question - challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"
--1 is one way to challenge
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- interrogate, question - pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"
--2 is one way to ask
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- question, query - pose a question
--3 is one way to ask
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- interview, question - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
--4 is one way to converse, discourse
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot question Sue
- wonder, 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"
--5 is one way to chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Sample sentence:
They question whether there was a traffic accident
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