Meaning

4 senses
  1. The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.

    Fragezeichen

    вопроси́тельный знакvoprosítelʹnyj znak, знак вопро́саznak voprósa

    знак пита́нняznak pytánnja, пита́льний знакpytálʹnyj znak

    a punctuation mark (‘?’) placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a question

  2. (figuratively, informal)A state of doubt or uncertainty.

    There’s a question mark over whether or not he’ll be fit for the next game.

  3. (figuratively, informal)An enigmatic, inscrutable, or mysterious person or thing; an enigma, a riddle.

  4. Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1).

Examples

34 sentences
  1. This sentence requires a question mark at the end.

    ruВ конце этого предложения нужен вопросительный знак. — Karok

    deDieser Satz ist mit einem Fragezeichen abzuschließen. — al_ex_an_der

  2. Where you're sure, put question marks.

  3. Put question marks where you're sure.

  4. This sentence ends with a question mark?

    ruЭто предложение заканчивается вопросительным знаком? — Lenin_1917

  5. The future is one big question mark.

    ruБудущее — один большой вопросительный знак. — odexed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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