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Noun question has 6 senses
- question, inquiry, enquiry, query, interrogation - an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
 
--1 is a kind of questioning, inquiring 
Antonyms:  answer
 
 - question, head - the subject matter at issue; "the question of disease merits serious discussion"; "under the head of minor Roman poets"
 
--2 is a kind of subject, topic, theme 
--2 has particulars: 
 - question, interrogation, interrogative, interrogative sentence - a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
 
--3 is a kind of sentence 
--3 has particulars: cross-question; leading question; yes-no question
  - doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question - uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
 
--4 is a kind of uncertainty, uncertainness 
 - motion, question - a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; "he made a motion to adjourn"; "she called for the question"
 
--5 is a kind of proposal 
 - question - an informal reference to a marriage proposal; "he was ready to pop the question"
 
--6 is a kind of marriage proposal, proposal of marriage, marriage offer, proposal 
  
Verb question has 5 senses
- question, oppugn, call into question - challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"
 
--1 is one way to challenge 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s something 
 Somebody ----s somebody 
 Something ----s somebody 
 Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 
 - interrogate, question - pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"
 
--2 is one way to ask 
Sample sentence: 
 Somebody ----s somebody 
 - question, query - pose a question
 
--3 is one way to ask 
Sample sentences: 
 Somebody ----s something 
 Somebody ----s somebody 
 Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE 
 - interview, question - conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
 
--4 is one way to converse, discourse 
Sample sentence: 
Sam cannot question Sue  
 - wonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
 
--5 is one way to chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate 
Sample sentence: 
They question whether there was a traffic accident 
  
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