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    [Verb]  | "question" 


    1: to ask a question of or about

    2: to interrogate intensively : cross-examine

    3: doubt, dispute


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "cross-ques*tion" | \ ˈkrȯs-ˈkwes-chən \


    1: a question asked in cross-examination


    Origin: circa 1694 ;

    [Verb]  | "questioned" 


    1: to demand proof of the truth or rightness of;


      * e.g., " ... the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18 "





    2: to give serious and careful thought to;


      * e.g., " ... question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors? "





    3: to have no trust or confidence in;


      * e.g., " ... it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy "





    [Verb]  | "question" 


    1: to demand proof of the truth or rightness of;


      * e.g., " ... the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18 "





    2: to give serious and careful thought to;


      * e.g., " ... question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors? "





    3: to have no trust or confidence in;


      * e.g., " ... it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy "





    [Verb]  | "cross-questioned" 


     [ "Questions" ]

    1: All that is left when there are no answers

      * e.g.,  ... These are some examples of questions:  

     [ "question" ]

    1: an interrogative statement used to test knowledge

      * e.g.,  ... man 1: can i ask you a question? 

     [ "questioning" ]

    1: to be unsure of or re-examining one's previously assumed sexual orientaion or gender identity.

      * e.g.,  ... dana started questioning her sexual attraction to men after she'd met and happily dated catherine. 

     [ "Question" ]

    1: Only question I have left … Others now feel irrelevant … Time the stealer … Of energies … So the journey account, convos in bed .. has always made me wonder, do you write account after account while in bed with hubby? Complicit .. that’s covered on another account … Think I know the answer … Maybe just needed to put this out here …

      * e.g.,  ... Question s .. Never to be answered .. 

     [ "question" ]

    1: the reason answers came into being

      * e.g.,  ... Delilah: I have a question. 

     [ "questionable" ]

    1: Whenever a question is able to be formed about a certain idea, principle, or physical thing, and there is concern about its validity, the idea, principle, or physical thing has become questionable.

      * e.g.,  ... "Kevin, did you see that girl? She's so freaking hot!" "Yeah, dude, would you tap that?" "I don't know man, I heard the entire football team did..so that's a pretty questionable vajayjay." 

     [ "questionable" ]

    1: Un-sure about something, dont know a persons true intentions, unknown.

      * e.g.,  ... Is that a guy or a girl? His sex is surely questionable.  

     [ "Questionator" ]

    1: A person who asks many questions just to hear herself speak. This person will ask three or four questions before you are given the chance to answer the first question.

      * e.g.,  ... How's ur day going? Are you OK? Are you mad at me? How are your kids? Do you think it's a yeast infection? You now feel as if you've been question-jacked by the questionator! Holla! GCR! GCR! GCRH! 

     [ "The Question" ]

    1: the official proposal of marriage

      * e.g.,  ... James, i don't know if I'm ready to answer the question yet. I mean I love you, but this is a long-term commitment. 


     [ "The Question" ]

    2: See: pop the question

     [ "in question" ]

    1: A person, place, or thing that is being considered or reconsidered

      * e.g.,  ... Jason: damn, I know I got a girlfriend but that girl is sexy as hell, maybe I should go for that. Maybe my girl isn't good enough for me Tommy: so your girlfriend is in question now? Jason: I guess you could say that Tommy: wow, you really shouldn't be reconsidering you girlfriend cuz she's a 5-star chick! Jason: yeah ur right, I can't believe I even thought twice about whether I should stay with my girl 

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