question

I

n.

query

1) to ask (smb.) a question; to ask a question of smb.

2) to address, pose, put a question to smb.

3) to bring up, raise a question

4) to answer, field, reply to, respond to a question (the senator fielded all questions expertly)

5) to beg ('evade') the question

6) to parry smb.'s questions

7) an academic, hypothetical, rhetorical; awkward, embarrassing, sticky, ticklish; blunt, direct; civil ('polite'); debatable, moot; irrelevant; leading; loaded, tricky; pointed; probing; relevant; thorny question

8) an essay question (on an examination)

9) an examination, test question

10) a question about, as to, concerning

matter being discussed

11) to put the question ('to vote on the matter being discussed')

12) a burning; controversial; crucial; explosive; open; vexed (esp. BE) question

13) (misc.) (colloq.) to pop the question ('to propose marriage')

vote

(parliamentary procedure)

14) to put a matter to the question

doubt

dispute

15) to clear up, resolve a question

16) beyond all question

17) in, into question (to come into question; to call smt. into question)

misc.

18) out of the question ('impossible')

II

v. (D; tr.) to question about (the police questioned her about her activities)

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['kwestʃ(ə)n]

as to

awkward

blunt

concerning

controversial

crucial

debatable

direct

embarrassing

explosive

field

hypothetical

irrelevant

leading

loaded

moot

open

pointed

pose

probing

put a question to smb.

raise a question

relevant

reply to

resolve a question

rhetorical

sticky

test question

thorny question

ticklish

to ask a question of smb.

tricky

vexed (esp. BE) question

civil ('polite')

respond to a question (the senator fielded all questions expertly)

into question (to come into question; to call smt. into question)

['doubt'] ['dispute'] to clear up

['query'] to ask (smb.) a question

['vote'] (parliamentary procedure) to put a matter to the question

a burning

a question about

an academic

an examination

beyond all question

in

to address

to answer

to beg ('evade') the question

to bring up

to parry smb. 's questions

['misc. '] out of the question ('impossible')

(misc.) (colloq.) to pop the question ('to propose marriage')

['matter being discussed'] to put the question ('to vote on the matter being discussed')

an essay question (on an examination)

(D;tr.) to question about (the police questioned her about her activities)