question
verb/ˈkwestʃən/
/ˈkwestʃən/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they question | /ˈkwestʃən/ /ˈkwestʃən/ |
| he / she / it questions | /ˈkwestʃənz/ /ˈkwestʃənz/ |
| past simple questioned | /ˈkwestʃənd/ /ˈkwestʃənd/ |
| past participle questioned | /ˈkwestʃənd/ /ˈkwestʃənd/ |
| -ing form questioning | /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/ /ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/ |
- [often passive] to ask somebody questions about something, especially officially
- question somebody Police are keen to question any witnesses.
- Two men are being questioned by police.
- Over half of those questioned said they rarely took any exercise.
- question somebody about something She was arrested and questioned about the fire.
- question somebody on something The students were questioned on the books they had been studying.
- + speech ‘What's wrong?’ she questioned.
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmenta2, Working lifea2- A man is being questioned in connection with the robbery.
- He was questioned on his role in the affair.
- She was closely questioned about her whereabouts on the night of the murder.
- Patients were questioned in detail about their symptoms.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- openly
- seriously
- closely
- …
- about
- in connection with
- on
- …
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- to have or express doubts about something
- question something I just accepted what he told me. I never thought to question it.
- No one has ever questioned her judgement.
- At times I question the wisdom of that decision.
- I seriously question his ability to do his job.
- question whether, what, etc… He questioned whether the accident was solely the lorry driver's fault.
Extra Examples- Some people might question the validity of these findings.
- You could never question her commitment.
- I do question the motives behind the timing of this announcement.
- People openly question whether he is right for the job.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- openly
- seriously
- closely
- …
- about
- in connection with
- on
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French question (noun), questionner (verb), from Latin quaestio(n-), from quaerere ‘ask, seek’.
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