- the mark ( ? ) used in writing after a questionTopics Languagea2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- big
- huge
- major
- …
- put
- hang over something
- remain
- question mark against
- question mark over
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Idioms
See question mark in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee question mark in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisha question mark over/against something
- used to say that something is not certain
- There's still a big question mark hanging over his future with the team.
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2- A slight question mark against her character remains.
- There is now a serious question mark over his leadership ability.
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question mark