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in the PONS Dictionary

I. ques·tion·ing [ˈkwestʃənɪŋ] N no pl

questioning: Befragung f <-, -en>

questioning LAW by police: Verhör nt <-(e)s, -e>

questioning LAW by police: Vernehmung f <-, -en> spec

to be brought in for questioning: ins Verhör genommen werden spec

to be taken in [or held for]questioning: zwecks Verhör [o. Vernehmung] in Haft genommen werden spec

the applicant was subjected to persistent questioning: der Bewerber wurde einer intensiven Befragung unterzogen

II. ques·tion·ing [ˈkwestʃənɪŋ] ADJ

questioning: fragend

questioning: forschend

to have a questioning mind: einen forschenden Geist besitzen

a questioning look: ein fragender Blick

in a questioning voice: in fragendem Ton

elicited by questioning QUESTIONNAIRES

elicited by questioning: durch Erfragen ermitteln

I. ques·tion [ˈkwestʃən] N

1. question (inquiry):

question: Frage f <-, -n>

don't ask so many questions: frag nicht so viel

what a question [to ask]!: was für eine Frage!

they'll do what you tell them to do and no questions asked: sie machen das, was du ihnen sagst und stellen keine dummen Fragen

[that's a] good question!: [das ist eine] gute Frage!

to put [or direct] a question to sb: jdm eine Frage stellen

to beg the question: die Frage aufwerfen

in answer to your question: um Ihre Frage zu beantworten

a direct/indirect question LING: direkte/indirekte Frage

to pop the question: jdm einen [Heirats]antrag machen

2. question no pl (doubt):

question: Zweifel m <-s, ->

is there any question as to the feasibility?: gibt es irgendwelche Zweifel darüber, ob das machbar ist?

there's no question about it: keine Frage

the time/place in question LAW: besagte Zeit/besagter Ort

to be beyond question: außer Zweifel stehen

to be open to question: umstritten sein

to call sth into question: etw bezweifeln

to come into question: in Zweifel gezogen [o. angezweifelt] werden

out of question hist: zweifelsohne

without question: zweifellos

3. question (matter):

question: Frage f <-, -n>

it's a question of life or death: es geht um Leben und Tod

there's no question of a general strike: von einem Streik kann keine Rede sein

to raise a question: eine Frage aufwerfen

to be out of the question: nicht infrage kommen

4. question SCHOOL, UNIV (test problem):

question: Frage f <-, -n>

question: Aufgabe f <-, -n>

to do a question: eine Frage [o. Aufgabe] bearbeiten

5. question COMPUT:

question: Frage f <-, -n>

II. ques·tion [ˈkwestʃən] VB trans

1. question (ask):

to question sb about sth: jdn über etw acc befragen

2. question (interrogate):

to question sb [about sth]: jdn [zu etw dat] verhören

3. question (doubt):

to question sth: etw bezweifeln [o. in Zweifel ziehen]

to question sth facts, findings: etw anzweifeln

to question sth facts, findings: an etw acc zweifeln

4. question SCHOOL (test):

to question sb on sth: jdn in etw acc prüfen

ˈcatch ques·tion N

catch question: Fangfrage f <-, -n>

cross-ˈques·tion VB trans

to cross-question sb: jdn ins Kreuzverhör nehmen a. fig

lead·ing ˈques·tion N

leading question: Suggestivfrage f <-, -n>

pre·vi·ous ˈques·tion N POL

previous question: Vorfrage f (ob eine Abstimmung ohne weitere Debatte durchgeführt werden soll)

to call for a previous question: eine Vorfrage für eine Abstimmung fordern

ˈques·tion mark N

1. question mark TYPO (symbol):

question mark: Fragezeichen nt <-s, ->

2. question mark fig (doubt):

question mark: Fragezeichen nt <-s, -> fig

there seems to hang a [big] question mark over his future: seine Zukunft muss man wohl mit einem [großen] Fragezeichen versehen

ˈques·tion mas·ter N Brit

question master: Moderator(in) [bei einer Quizsendung] m (f) <-s, -en>

question master: Quizmaster m <-s, ->

ˈques·tion time N

question time: Zeit f für Fragen f

question time: Diskussionszeit f

question time POL in parliament: Fragestunde f <-, -n>

rhe·tori·cal ˈques·tion N

rhetorical question: rhetorische Frage

tag ˈques·tion N LING

tag question: Bestätigungsfrage f

tag question: Refrainfrage f spec

trick ˈques·tion N

trick question: Fangfrage f <-, -n>

OpenDict entry

question VB

to question sth (doubt): etw infrage [o in Frage] stellen

OpenDict entry

German question N

German question HISTORY: Deutsche Frage f

OpenDict entry

question word N

question word LING: Fragewort nt

Present
I	question
you	question
he/she/it	questions
we	question
you	question
they	question

Past
I	questioned
you	questioned
he/she/it	questioned
we	questioned
you	questioned
they	questioned

Present Perfect
I	have	questioned
you	have	questioned
he/she/it	has	questioned
we	have	questioned
you	have	questioned
they	have	questioned

Past Perfect
I	had	questioned
you	had	questioned
he/she/it	had	questioned
we	had	questioned
you	had	questioned
they	had	questioned

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in a questioning voice: in fragendem Ton

a questioning look: ein fragender Blick

to have a questioning mind: einen forschenden Geist besitzen

to [not] bear up under questioning: einer Befragung [nicht] standhalten

to be brought in for questioning: ins Verhör genommen werden spec

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