n. The act of interrogation; the putting of inquiries: as, to examine by question and answer.n. That which is asked; an inquiry; a query; the expression of a desire to know something indicated more or less definitely. ;n. Inquiry; disquisition; discussion.n. The subject or matter of examination or investigation; the theme of inquiry; a matter discussed or made the subject of disquisition.n. Dispute or subject of debate; a point of doubt or difficulty.n. Doubt; controversy; dispute: as, the story is true beyond all question.n. Judicial trial or inquiry; trial; examination.n. Examination by torture, or the application of torture to prisoners under criminal accusation in order to extort confession.n. Conversation; speech; talk.n. In logic, a proposition, or that which is to be established as a conclusion, stated by way of interrogation.n. In parliamentary usage: The point under discussion by the house; the measure to be voted on: as, to speak to the question.n. The putting of the matter discussed to a vote: as, are you ready for the question?n. To subject to judicial interrogation.n. 4 and Proposition, motion, topic, point.To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.To debate; reason; consider.To dispute; doubt.To talk; converse.To inquire of by asking questions; examine by interrogatories: as, to question a witness.To doubt of; be uncertain of; mention or treat as doubtful or not to be trusted.To call in question; challenge; take exception to: as, to question an exercise of prerogative.Synonyms Ask, Inquire of, Interrogate, etc. (see ask), catechize.To controvert, dispute.n. plural The smaller catechism. Also called question-book.