📒 a sentence, phrase or word that asks for information
- You didn't answer my question.
- You will have the opportunity to ask questions.
- Does anyone have any questions?
📒 a task or request for information that is intended to test your knowledge or understanding, for example in an exam or a competition
- Question 3 was very difficult.
- I couldn't do Question 6.
- You must answer all ten questions.
📒 a matter or topic that needs to be discussed or dealt with
- This is an issue that raises many important questions.
- question of something Let's look at the question of security.
- Finally we shall deal with the question of cost.
📒 doubt or not being certain about something
- His suitability for the job is open to question.
- beyond question Her honesty is beyond question.
- without question Her version of events was accepted without question.
📒 to make somebody want to ask a question that has not yet been answered
- All of which begs the question as to who will fund the project.
📒 to talk about something as if it were definitely true, even though it might not be
- These assumptions beg the question that children learn languages more easily than adults.
📒 used to show that you do not know the answer to a question
- ‘How much is all this going to cost?’ ‘Good question!’
📒 that is being discussed
- On the day in question we were in Cardiff.
📒 in doubt; uncertain
- The future of public transport is not in question.
- His sincerity is not in question.
📒 used to say that something is not difficult to predict, explain, do, etc.
- It's merely a question of time before the business collapses.
- It's just a question of deciding what you really want.
- Now it's just a question of getting the wording right.
📒 a matter about which there may be difference of opinion or a lack of understanding
- Whether this should be enforced by law or not is a moot point.
📒 a matter about which there may be difference of opinion or a lack of understanding
- Whether this should be enforced by law or not is a moot question.
📒 impossible or not allowed and therefore not worth discussing
- Another trip abroad this year is out of the question.
📒 to ask somebody to marry you
📒 there is/was no possibility of something
- There was no question of his/him cancelling the trip so near the departure date.