interrogate
To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive mannerTo question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive manner.
The police interrogated the suspect at some length before they let him go.
verhören, vernehmen
допра́шиватьdoprášivatʹ, допроси́тьdoprosítʹ, спра́шиватьsprášivatʹ
допи́туватиdopýtuvaty, допита́тиdopytáty
(transitive)To query (something); to request information from (something).
to interrogate a database
(literary, transitive)To examine (something) critically.
- pose a series of questions to
- transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication
Examples
61 sentencesTom is being interrogated.
Тома допитують. — deniko
They're interrogating Tom.
Вони допитують Тома. — deniko
ruОни допрашивают Тома. — Balamax
The police want to interrogate Tom.
ruПолиция хочет допросить Тома. — marafon
deDie Polizei will Tom vernehmen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The police are interrogating Tom now.
ruПолиция сейчас допрашивает Тома. — odexed
Tom was interrogated for three hours.
ruТома допрашивали три часа. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin interrogātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin interroLearned borrowing from Latin interrogātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin interrogō (“to inquire, interrogate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Forms
interrogates, interrogating, interrogated, interrogated| Base form | interrogate · to interrogate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | interrogates |
| Present participle | interrogating |
| Past simple | interrogated |
| Past participle | interrogated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- pose a series of questions to:question
Word family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle