Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.

    fragen, hinterfragen, befragen

    расспра́шиватьrassprášivatʹ, расспроси́тьrassprosítʹ, допра́шиватьdoprášivatʹ

    допи́туватиdopýtuvaty, допита́тиdopytáty

    pose a series of questions to

  2. (transitive)To raise doubts about; have doubts about.

    anzweifeln, bezweifeln, infrage stellen

    ста́вить под вопро́сstávitʹ pod voprós

  3. (intransitive)To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.

  4. (intransitive, obsolete)To argue; to converse; to dispute.

Examples

6424 sentences
  1. Any student can answer that question.

    Будь-який студент може відповісти на це запитання. — deniko

    ruЛюбой студент может ответить на тот вопрос. — Lenin_1917

    deJeder Student kann diese Frage beantworten. — Espi

  2. Feel free to ask any questions.

    Не вагайтеся ставити питання. — aandrusiak

    ruНе стесняйтесь задавать любые вопросы. — Hellerick

  3. Your question is hard to answer.

    Важко відповісти на твоє запитання. — deniko

    ruНа твой вопрос трудно ответить. — marafon

    deEs ist schwierig, deine Frage zu beantworten. — MUIRIEL

  4. May I ask you a question?

    Можна, я поставлю питання? — aandrusiak

    ruМогу я задать вам вопрос? — V_Zmoova

    deDarf ich dir eine Frage stellen? — MUIRIEL

  5. I'd like to ask a question.

    Я б хотів поставити питання. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ хотел бы задать вопрос. — benutzer

    deIch möchte gerne eine Frage stellen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
ask questions of:
Русский
By meaning 2
ask questions of:
raise doubts about — see also doubt:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
ask questions of:
raise doubts about — see also doubt:

Origin

From Middle English questionen, questyonen, partly from Middle French questionner and part

From Middle English questionen, questyonen, partly from Middle French questionner and partly from the noun.

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Forms

questions, questioning, questioned, questioned
Base formquestion · to question
3rd person singularquestions
Present participlequestioning
Past simplequestioned
Past participlequestioned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyquestion
he, she, itquestions

Past simpleLesson

all personsquestioned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave questioned
he, she, ithas questioned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill question

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a few questions
  • answer the question
  • answer that question
  • lot of questions
  • answer my question
  • some questions
  • the same question
  • few questions
  • the question is
  • answer your question
  • any questions
  • more questions

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
question — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto