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call into question

call into question verb: to cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.

Verb

call into question (third-person singular simple present calls into question, present participle calling into question, simple past and past participle called into question)

  1. (transitive) To cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.
    • This immoral act calls his reputation into question.

Synonyms of call into question

Forms of call into question

third-person singular presentcalls into question
present participlecalling into question
past participlecalled into question
pastcalled into question

Questions about call into question

What does call into question mean?
Call into question means to cause to be questioned; to introduce doubt regarding.
What part of speech is call into question?
Call into question is a verb.
What is the past tense of call into question?
The past tense of call into question is called into question.

Words near call into question in the dictionary

  1. call houses
  2. call in
  3. call in sick
  4. call in the wilderness
  5. call into doubt
  6. call into question
  7. call it
  8. call it a day
  9. call it a night
  10. call it an early night
  11. call it as one sees it

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