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/ˈkwɛs.tʃən/ verb B2- To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
- To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
- To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
He/she/it questions · Past questioned · Past participle questioned · -ing form questioning
Verb forms
- Base form
- question
- He/she/it
- questions
- Past
- questioned
- Past participle
- questioned
- -ing form
- questioning
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A FLEA thus questioned an Ox: “What ails you, that being so huge and strong, you submit to the wrongs you receive from men and slave for them day by day, while I, being so small a creature, mercilessly feed on their flesh and drink their blood without stint?” The Ox replied: “I do not wish to be ungrateful, for I am loved and well cared for by men, and they often pat my head and shoulders.” “Woe’s me!” said the flea; “this very patting which you like, whenever it happens to me, brings with it my inevitable destruction.”
“That is according to the sense you attach to the question, sir.
If you mean as responsible agent when you ask me the question, I believe there is nothing to say against him, and that you will be content with the way in which he has performed his duty.”
At length, however, the question was asked by her uncle; and she turned away with alarm, while Mrs.
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