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question ► NOUN 1) a sentence worded or expressed so as to obtain information. 2) a doubt. 3) the raising of a doubt or objection: he obeyed without question. 4) a problem requiring resolution. 5) a matter or issue depending on conditions: it's only a question of time before something changes.
► VERB 1) ask questions of. 2) express doubt about; object to.
● come (or bring) into question — Cf. ↑come into question
● in question — Cf. ↑in question
● no question of — Cf. ↑no question of
● out of the question — Cf. ↑out of the question
● put the question — Cf. ↑put the question
DERIVATIVES questioner noun.
ORIGIN Old French, from Latin quaerere 'ask, seek' .

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