Entry:question
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| Alphagram | E I N O Q S T U |
| Rhymes | tən |
question, pl questions inf, present: 1st/2nd/3rd pl question, 3rd sg questions; past questioned; pres ptcp questioning, pst ptcp questioned [/kwɛʃ.tən/; ques•tion (2 syll.)]
1a : jaugure nns (statement)
1b : prinjautaide ns (subject/topic under consideration)
2 : jautar vt (ask)
3a : dubite nns (doubt/challenge about the truth/veracity of something)
3b : dubitar vt (raise doubts about)
1b : prinjautaide ns (subject/topic under consideration)
2 : jautar vt (ask)
3a : dubite nns (doubt/challenge about the truth/veracity of something)
3b : dubitar vt (raise doubts about)
From the Corpus
[0004] Shakespeare (1600):65:
- To be, or not to be—that is the question.
- Bivar, hoder nalbivar: esane jaugurat.
[0018] Droke (1905):258:
- She had been content with pretending just as long as she was going to, she told herself; and this time the twins were going to have something real for Christmas—something bought. How she was going to buy it was the yet unsolved question.
- Mogelaidavata ńẽrgim nanibaige tochenu woshaumu kuem haizaijata, dezat seba; nend hodiechobu, tuimile tenaijat voardesengune wob Krismasine—bleyaidune. Nëttaujaidasanti jaugure: Kemeku bleyyirata selbemie?
Synonyms
ask (2)
| Landau #: 1387 • GSL #: 230 • NGSL #: 181 |
Added on: 2021-08-01, 16:44 • View semantic data