question
[ kwes-chuhn ]
/ ˈkwɛs tʃən /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to ask a question or questions.
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Origin of question
First recorded in 1250–1300; (noun) Middle English questio(u)n, questiun, from Anglo-French questiun, Middle French question, from Latin quaestiōn- (stem of quaestiō ), equivalent to quaes-, stem of quaerere “to ask” + -tiōn- -tion; (verb) late Middle English, from Middle French questioner, derivative of the noun
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12. See inquire.
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question
/ (ˈkwɛstʃən) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of question
questioner, nounWord Origin for question
C13: via Old French from Latin quaestiō, from quaerere to seek
usage for question
The question whether should be used rather than the question of whether or the question as to whether: this leaves open the question whether he acted correctly
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Idioms and Phrases with question
question
see ask a stupid question; beg the question; beside the point (question); beyond question; burning question; call in question; in question; leading question; loaded question; open question; out of the question; pop the question; rhetorical question; without question.
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