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question in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
    "We must question your judgment in this matter"
    question  oppugn  call into question 
  2. pose a series of questions to
    "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"
    interrogate  question 
  3. conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
    interview  question 
  4. pose a question
    question  query 
  5. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
    "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
    wonder  question 
noun
  1. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
    "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
    doubt  dubiousness  doubtfulness  question 
  2. an instance of questioning
    "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
    question  inquiry  enquiry  query  interrogation 
  3. the subject matter at issue
    "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
    question  head 
  4. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
    "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
    question  interrogation  interrogative  interrogative sentence 
  5. 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"
    motion  question 
  6. an informal reference to a marriage proposal
    "he was ready to pop the question"
    question 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University



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