question
noun
[ ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ]
• a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.
• "we hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions"
• a matter requiring resolution or discussion.
• "the question of local government funding worried ministers"
question
verb
• ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context.
• "four men were being questioned about the killings"
Similar:
interrogate,
ask questions of,
put questions to,
cross-examine,
cross-question,
quiz,
probe,
canvass,
catechize,
interview,
debrief,
sound out,
examine,
give the third degree to,
grill,
pump,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French question (noun), questionner (verb), from Latin quaestio(n- ), from quaerere ‘ask, seek’.
in question
• being considered or discussed.
• "on the day in question, there were several serious emergencies"
Similar:
at issue,
being discussed,
under discussion,
under consideration,
on the agenda,
for debate,
to be discussed,
to be decided,
• in doubt.
• "all of the old certainties are in question"
