- question
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 sentence, etc. that asks sthADJECTIVE▪ awkward, difficult, embarrassing, hard, tough, tricky▪ pointed, probing, searching▪
He became embarrassed when a journalist asked him pointed questions about his finances.
▪ open, open-ended, unanswered▪ personal▪ academic, hypothetical, rhetorical▪ leading, loaded, trick▪The judge told him not to ask the witness leading questions.
▪ good, interesting, pertinent, relevant▪ basic, big, fundamental, important, key, serious▪ silly, stupid▪ complex, simple▪ quick▪Can I ask a quick question?
▪ obvious▪ direct, straight (esp. BrE)▪I wanted to find out how old he was without asking him a direct question.
▪ specific▪ legal, philosophical, technical▪ exam, multiple-choice, quiz, testVERB + QUESTION▪ ask (sb)▪ have▪Does anyone have any questions for our speaker?
▪ address, put▪I'd like to put a question to the first speaker.
▪ bombard sb with, fire▪The children bombarded us with questions.
▪The interview panel fired questions at me from all angles.
▪ frame, phrase▪I need to phrase my question rather carefully.
▪ face▪ answer, reply to, respond to▪ do (used only about written questions)▪I couldn't do Question 6.
▪ field▪The chairperson fielded technical questions that she could not answer herself.
▪ avoid, dodge, evade, ignore▪He easily evaded all the interviewer's most probing questions.
PREPOSITION▪ question about▪She refused to answer questions about her private life.
▪ question as to▪Don't be afraid to ask questions as to why things are done in the way they are.
▪ question concerning to, question regarding to, question relating to▪The official faced questions concerning his role in the affair.
▪ question on▪In the exam there's sure to be a question on energy.
2 issueADJECTIVE▪ burning, challenging, controversial, difficult, vexed, vexing▪We come now to the vexed question of pension rights.
▪ central, crucial, fundamental, important, key▪ related▪ delicate, sensitive▪ economic, ethical, moral, politicalVERB + QUESTION▪ bring up, pose, raise▪The new play poses some challenging questions.
▪ consider, discuss, examine, explore, ponder▪ address, deal with, face, tackle▪ answer, decide, find a solution to, resolve, settle▪ avoid, ignore▪ come toQUESTION + VERB▪ arise▪ go unanswered, remain unanswered▪Only one question remains unanswered.
PREPOSITION▪ question about▪fundamental questions about the nature of our society
▪ question for▪one of the crucial questions for the jury
▪ question of▪questions of national security
▪Now it's just a question of getting the wording right.
3 doubtVERB + QUESTION▪ come into▪ call into▪It does call into question the decision to send troops into the area.
▪ be open to▪The government's handling of the whole affair remains open to question.
PREPOSITION▪ beyond question▪Her loyalty is beyond question.
▪ in question▪His sincerity is not in question.
▪ without question▪It was, without question, the worst day of my life.
▪ question about▪There is no question about her enthusiasm for the job.
▪ question as to▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I did have some questions as to his motive in coming.
verbADVERB▪ openly, seriously▪People openly question whether he is right for the job.
▪ closelyPREPOSITION▪ about▪She was closely questioned about her whereabouts on the night of the murder.
▪ in connection with▪A man is being questioned in connection with the robbery.
▪ on▪He was questioned on his role in the affair.
Question is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑counsel, ↑critic, ↑eye, ↑police, ↑report, ↑scepticQuestion is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑accuracy, ↑assertion, ↑assumption, ↑authenticity, ↑authority, ↑belief, ↑choice, ↑competence, ↑correctness, ↑credentials, ↑credibility, ↑decision, ↑dogma, ↑effectiveness, ↑existence, ↑fairness, ↑feasibility, ↑honesty, ↑impartiality, ↑importance, ↑integrity, ↑judgement, ↑legality, ↑logic, ↑loyalty, ↑manhood, ↑merit, ↑morality, ↑motivation, ↑motive, ↑myth, ↑practice, ↑relevance, ↑reliability, ↑sanity, ↑sexuality, ↑sincerity, ↑suitability, ↑suspect, ↑usefulness, ↑utility, ↑validity, ↑value, ↑viability, ↑view, ↑wisdom, ↑witness, ↑worth
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
