question

Definitions


[ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information
(e.g: we hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions)

- a matter requiring resolution or discussion
(e.g: the question of local government funding worried ministers)


Phrases:
- be a question of time
- bring something into question
- come into question
- good question
- in question
- no question of
- out of the question
- put the question

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French question (noun), questionner (verb), from Latin quaestio(n-), from quaerere ‘ask, seek’


[ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n], (Verb)

Definitions:
- ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context
(e.g: four men were being questioned about the killings)


Phrases:
- be a question of time
- bring something into question
- come into question
- good question
- in question
- no question of
- out of the question
- put the question

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French question (noun), questionner (verb), from Latin quaestio(n-), from quaerere ‘ask, seek’




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