question

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question is on the Basic English 850 List.
quality - question - quick
question is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
quarter - question - quick

Pronunciation[change]

Noun[change]

Singular
question

Plural
questions

A question mark
  1. Something someone says to have someone else say an answer.
    The question is: "How much money do we have?"
  2. A trouble or thing to talk about.
    It was a question of right and wrong.

Verb[change]

Plain form
question

Third-person singular
questions

Past tense
questioned

Past participle
questioned

Present participle
questioning

  1. To say questions to someone; to ask someone questions.
    She questioned him fully.
  2. To have an idea that something may be true or may not be true.
    They questioned whether he was right .

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