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(n)
(grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.
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The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
A question, an inquiry (US), an enquiry (UK).
British form of inquiry. [The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.]
(v)
(transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner
A formal meeting, in person, for the assessment of a candidate or applicant.
(transitive, rare) To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.
(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
Doubt; uncertainty.
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
An act or instance of asking.
A person who asks questions, or who conducts an official enquiry.
(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).
British English form of inquire. [(intransitive, US, Canada, Australia) To ask (about something).]
(intransitive) To question a trial witness who has already been questioned by the other side.
A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.
A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
The act of giving an answer.
An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
A formal message requesting something.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
(informal) An act of examining.
(transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
A course of action that a person intends to follow.
Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.
(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
Knowledge; the state of knowing. (Now confined to the fixed phrase in the know.)
One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference.
The desire to purchase goods and services.
(transitive) To think about seriously.
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
cause, interest or account
An actual event, situation, or fact.
(adj)
Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.
The act of determining, or the state of being determined.
The act of searching in general.
A small dot or mark.
(computing) The operation of navigating through a stream.
A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
The act of begging; an imploring request.
Something actual as opposed to invented.
An argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting, often with more than two people, generally ending with a vote or other decision.
Something additional; an extra.
Direction.
A distinct physical object.
(countable and uncountable) A requirement for something; something needed.
The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
(uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard
A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
A circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.
Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.
An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest.
Having been the audience for an address, speech or presentation.
That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence.
An attempt.
A sequence of events.
That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
An account of real or fictional events.
The manner in which two things may be associated.
A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
Mentioned or named before; aforesaid.
To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
(uncountable) The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
(adv)
Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost.
More generally, any result of mental activity; a thought, a notion; a way of thinking.
A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
A confrontation; a dare.
(countable) A competition.
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
(uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
(uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
A collection of papers collated and archived together.