Sell also: doubt, enquiry, head, inquiry, interrogate, interrogation, interview, motion, query, wonder
• Noun: an instance of questioning; examples: "there was a question about my training", "we made inquiries of all those who were present"
• Noun: the subject matter at issue; examples: "the question of disease merits serious discussion", "under the head of minor Roman poets"
• Noun: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; examples: "he asked a direct question", "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
• Noun: uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something; examples: "the dubiousness of his claim", "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"
• Noun: a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote; examples: "he made a motion to adjourn", "she called for the question"
• Noun: an informal reference to a marriage proposal; example: "he was ready to pop the question"
• Verb: challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; example: "We must question your judgment in this matter"
• Verb: pose a series of questions to; examples: "The suspect was questioned by the police", "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"
• Verb: pose a question
• Verb: conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
• Verb: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; examples: "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do", "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
That is a good question for you to ask, not a wise question for me to answer.
It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.
If you ask me a question, don't tell me what the question is in advance, 'cause I'd rather not know.
The first question at that time in poetry was simply the question of honesty, of sincerity.