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Pronunciation
IPA|/�kw�sʧ�n/, SAMPA|/"kwEstS@n/
audio|en-us-question.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: ques·tion
Noun
en-noun
- A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative.
#:What is your question?
- A subject or topic for consideration or investigation
#:The question of seniority will be discussed at the meeting.
- An unknown.
#:There was a question of which material to use.
- A doubt or challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter.
#:His claim to the property has come under question.
- A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
#:I move that the question be put to a vote.
Synonyms
inquiry, enquiry, query; subject, topic, problem, issue; consideration, inquiry, interrogation; doubt; motion, proposition, proposal
Derived terms
pop the question
Translations
trans-top|a sentence which asks for information
Arabic: ARchar|سؤا� IPAchar|(su��l) m
Chinese: å��é¡�, é�®é¢� (wèntÃ)
Czech: otázka f
Danish: spørgsmål
Dutch: vraag f
Esperanto: demando
Finnish: kysymys, kysymyslause
French: question f
German: Frage f, Anfrage f
Hebrew: ש��� (she'ela) f
Hungarian: kérdés
Italian: domanda f
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Japanese: 質� (����, shitsumon)
Korean: �문 (jilmun)
Kurdish: KUchar|پرس�ار
Norwegian: spørsmål
Polish: pytanie n
Portuguese: questão f
Romanian: întrebare f
Russian: воп�о� (voprós) m
Slovene: vprašanje n
Spanish: pregunta f
Swedish: fråga c
Tamil: ��ள�வி (kELvi)
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trans-top|a topic under discussion
Danish: spørgsmål
Dutch: thema
Esperanto: temo, ekzamenado
Finnish: teema, keskusteluaihe
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French: question f
German: Frage f
Portuguese: questão f
Russian: воп�о� (voprós) m
Slovene: vprašanje n
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trans-top|doubt or challenge about the truth
Danish: spørgsmål
Dutch: twijfel
Esperanto: dubo
Finnish: epäilys
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German: Frage f, Zweifel m
Portuguese: questão f
Slovene: vprašanje n
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trans-top|a formal proposal to a meeting as a topic for discussion and vote
Danish: spørgsmål
Dutch: motie
Esperanto: mocio
trans-mid
German: Frage f, Anfrage f
Slovene: vprašanje n
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trans-top|pop the question
Danish: kom med spørgsmålet
Dutch: om iemands hand vragen
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Irish: ceist
ttbc|Romanian: întrebare f
ttbc|Spanish: pregunta f
ttbc|Telugu: ప�రశ�న (praSna)
Verb
question
en-verb|questions|questioning|questioned
- To ask questions of; interrogate; enquire; ask for information.
- To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
Translations
trans-top|ask questions of
Dutch: ondervragen
Esperanto: pridemandi, ekzameni
Finnish: kysyä
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German: fragen, hinterfragen, befragen
Polish: pyta�
Portuguese: questionar
Romanian: întreba
Russian: Ñ�аÑ�Ñ�пÑ�аÑ�иваÑ�Ñ� (rassprášivat') impf, Ñ�аÑ�Ñ�пÑ�оÑ�иÑ�Ñ� (rassprosÃt') pf, допÑ�аÑ�иваÑ�Ñ� (doprášivat') impf, допÑ�оÑ�иÑ�Ñ� (doprosÃt') pf
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trans-top|raise doubts about
Dutch: betwijfelen
Esperanto: dubi
Finnish: kyseenalaistaa, asettaa kyseenalaiseksi
trans-mid
German: anzweifeln, bezweifeln
Polish: kwestionowa�
Portuguese: questionar
Russian: ��ави�� под воп�о� (stávit' pod vopros) impf
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Spanish: preguntar, consultar, cuestionar
See also
to be elaborated
top2
a question of time
beyond question
in question - the person in question
out of the question; no question of
put the question
mid2
question mark
question marks
question time
question words
Category:1000 English basic words
French
Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /k�s.tj��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /kEs.tjO~/
audio|fr-fr-question.ogg|Audio (France)
Noun
question f
- a question.
- a matter or issue; a problem.
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