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questioned

Syllables: ques·tioned/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/

questioned is the simple past and past participle of question.

Meaning of question

Verb

question (third-person singular simple present questions, present participle questioning, simple past and past participle questioned)

  1. (transitive) To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
    • Yet he lingered in Perryville with the determination of seeing Ruth, and questioning her about Helen Murray's letters.1836, Frederick W. Thomas, East and West, volume 2
    Synonyms:
    query
  2. (transitive) To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
    • Question things. I have the most fun when I'm writing questioning things that people do not question- the assumptions that everybody knows are true.1985 April 17, Frank Herbert, 15:46 from the start, in Frank Herbert speaking at UCLA 4/17/1985, UCLACommStudies, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2017
    Synonyms:
    query, contest
  3. (intransitive) To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
    • He that questioneth much shall learn much.1597, Francis Bacon, Of Discourse
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
    • I pray you, think you question with the Jew.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Forms of questioned

alternative formquæstioned

Questions about questioned

What is questioned the simple past and past participle of?
Questioned is the simple past and past participle of question.
How do you pronounce questioned?
Questioned is pronounced /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənd/.

Words near questioned in the dictionary

  1. questionableness
  2. questionably
  3. questionaries
  4. questionary
  5. questione ladina
  6. questioned
  7. questionedst
  8. questionee
  9. questionees
  10. questioner
  11. questioners

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