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
- noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
- verb To formally challenge or dispute something, such as a decision or claim.
interrogate — full definition
- verb To question someone closely and often forcefully, typically to get information out of them.
- verb To examine something closely and critically.