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questionar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contest noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  • interrogate verb To question someone closely and often forcefully, typically to get information out of them.
  • query noun A question, especially one asking for information or clarification.
  • question noun A sentence or phrase used to ask for information or a response.

Senses

questionar is used for these senses in English:

  • contest (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
  • interrogate (transitive) to question or quiz, especially in a thorough and/or aggressive manner
  • query (intransitive) To ask a question.
  • query (transitive) To question or call into doubt.

contest — full definition

  1. noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
  2. verb To formally challenge or dispute something, such as a decision or claim.

interrogate — full definition

  1. verb To question someone closely and often forcefully, typically to get information out of them.
  2. verb To examine something closely and critically.
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