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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Question \Ques"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere,
quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See Quest, n.]
1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine
by question and answer.
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2. Discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as,
the story is true beyond question; he obeyed without
question.
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There arose a question between some of John's
disciples and the Jews about purifying. -- John iii.
25.
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It is to be to question, whether it be lawful for
Christian princes to make an invasive war simply for
the propagation of the faith. -- Bacon.
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3. Examination with reference to a decisive result;
investigation; specifically, a judicial or official
investigation; also, examination under torture.
--Blackstone.
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He that was in question for the robbery. Shak.
The Scottish privy council had power to put state
prisoners to the question. --Macaulay.
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4. That which is asked; inquiry; interrogatory; query.
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But this question asked
Puts me in doubt. Lives there who loves his pain ?
--Milton.
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5. Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate;
theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a
delicate or doubtful question.
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6. Talk; conversation; speech; speech. [Obs.] --Shak.
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In question, in debate; in the course of examination or
discussion; as, the matter or point in question.
Leading question. See under Leading.
Out of question, unquestionably. ``Out of question, 't is
Maria's hand.'' --Shak.
Out of the question. See under Out.
Past question, beyond question; certainly; undoubtedly;
unquestionably.
Previous question, a question put to a parliamentary
assembly upon the motion of a member, in order to
ascertain whether it is the will of the body to vote at
once, without further debate, on the subject under
consideration.
Note: The form of the question is: ``Shall the main question
be now put?'' If the vote is in the affirmative, the
matter before the body must be voted upon as it then
stands, without further general debate or the
submission of new amendments. In the House of
Representatives of the United States, and generally in
America, a negative decision operates to keep the
business before the body as if the motion had not been
made; but in the English Parliament, it operates to
postpone consideration for the day, and until the
subject may be again introduced. In American practice,
the object of the motion is to hasten action, and it is
made by a friend of the measure. In English practice,
the object is to get rid of the subject for the time
being, and the motion is made with a purpose of voting
against it. --Cushing.
To beg the question. See under Beg.
To the question, to the point in dispute; to the real
matter under debate.
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Syn: Point; topic; subject.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Question \Ques"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere,
quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See Quest, n.]
1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine
by question and answer.
2. Discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as,
the story is true beyond question; he obeyed without
question.
There arose a question between some of John's
disciples and the Jews about purifying. -- John iii.
25.
It is to be to question, whether it be lawful for
Christian princes to make an invasive war simply for
the propagation of the faith. -- Bacon.
3. Examination with reference to a decisive result;
investigation; specifically, a judicial or official
investigation; also, examination under torture.
--Blackstone.
He that was in question for the robbery. Shak. The
Scottish privy council had power to put state
prisoners to the question. --Macaulay.
4. That which is asked; inquiry; interrogatory; query.
But this question asked Puts me in doubt. Lives
there who loves his pain ? --Milton.
5. Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate;
theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a
delicate or doubtful question.
6. Talk; conversation; speech; speech. [Obs.] --Shak.
In question, in debate; in the course of examination or
discussion; as, the matter or point in question.
Leading question. See under Leading.
Out of question, unquestionably. ``Out of question, 't is
Maria's hand.'' --Shak.
Out of the question. See under Out.
Past question, beyond question; certainly; undoubtedly;
unquestionably.
Previous question, a question put to a parliamentary
assembly upon the motion of a member, in order to
ascertain whether it is the will of the body to vote at
once, without further debate, on the subject under
consideration.
Note: The form of the question is: ``Shall the main question
be now put?'' If the vote is in the affirmative, the
matter before the body must be voted upon as it then
stands, without further general debate or the
submission of new amendments. In the House of
Representatives of the United States, and generally in
America, a negative decision operates to keep the
business before the body as if the motion had not been
made; but in the English Parliament, it operates to
postpone consideration for the day, and until the
subject may be again introduced. In American practice,
the object of the motion is to hasten action, and it is
made by a friend of the measure. In English practice,
the object is to get rid of the subject for the time
being, and the motion is made with a purpose of voting
against it. --Cushing.
To beg the question. See under Beg.
To the question, to the point in dispute; to the real
matter under debate.
Syn: Point; topic; subject.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
in question
adj 1: now in consideration or under discussion; "regarding the
matter in hand" [syn: at issue(a), in dispute(p),
in hand(p), in question(p), under
consideration(p)]
2: open to doubt or suspicion; "the candidate's doubtful past";
"he has a dubious record indeed"; "what one found
uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"; "it
was more than dubitable whether the friend was as
influential as she thought"- Karen Horney [syn: doubtful,
dubious, dubitable, in question(p)]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
in question
a.
1 Under consideration, under discussion.
2 In doubt, under dispute.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
in question
a.
1 Under consideration, under discussion.
2 In doubt, under dispute.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
in question
a.
1 Under consideration, under discussion.
2 In doubt, under dispute.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
in question
a.
1 Under consideration, under discussion.
2 In doubt, under dispute.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
in question
Englanti a.
kyseinen, kyseessä oleva
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
in question /ɪn kwˈɛstʃən/
betreffend, fraglich
"the year in question" - das betreffende Jahr, das fragliche Jahr
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
in question /ɪn kwˈɛstʃən/
1. kyseenalainen
in doubt, under dispute
2. kyseinen
under consideration or discussion
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
in question /inkwestʃən/
concerné
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
in question /ɪŋ kwˈɛstʃən/
dotičan, taj, taj o kojem je riječ
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
in question /ɪŋ kwˈɛstʃən/
1. szóban forgó
2. kérdéses vmi
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
in question /ɪn kwˈɛstʃən/
問題
under consideration or discussion
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
in question /inkwestʃən/
betrokken, bewust, desbetreffend, in kwestie
From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]
in question /inkwestʃən/
concernente, respectivo
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
62 Moby Thesaurus words for "in question":
arguable, at issue, before the house, conditional, conditioned,
confutable, conjectural, contestable, contingent, controversial,
controvertible, debatable, deniable, dependent, depending,
disputable, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, iffy,
in debate, in dispute, in doubt, in dubio, in suspense,
in the balance, mistakable, moot, on the agenda, on the docket,
on the floor, on the table, open, open for discussion,
open to doubt, open to question, pendent, pending, problematic,
questionable, refutable, speculative, sub judice, suppositional,
suspect, suspenseful, suspicious, uncounted, undecided,
under active consideration, under advisement, under consideration,
under examination, under investigation, under surveillance,
undetermined, unestablished, unfixed, unsettled, untold,
up for grabs
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
正在谈论的
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
谈到的,提到的,争论中的,上述的…
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