question (1 as y), questioun

[Fr. quest ion, from Lat. quæstionem, acc us. of quæstio =a seeking, a question, from quæsitus, på. par. of quæro =to seek; Sp. cuestion; Ital. quest i one, quis tione.] [QUEST (1), s.] quest man purpose of avoiding, if the resolution is in the negative, the putting of this question. The motion is in the form, "That the question be now put," and the mover and seconder vote against it. quěst-ion (i as y), v. i. & t. [QUESTION, s.] A. Intransitive: 1. To ask a question or questions; to inquire; to make inquiries. "Let me question more in particular."- Shakesp .: Ilam let , ii. 2. *2. To debate, to reason, to consider, to argue. "Question no further of the case." Shakesp.: Henry VI ., Pt . I. , ii. 1. 3. To doubt, to dispute. "Who questions but there was a po ibility in the thing?"- Stilling fleet : Sermons , vol. i., ser. 1. IMG:content-0092.png:[blocks in formation] 1. To ask a question or questions about; to inquire into or after. "To question our delay."-Shakesp.: Henry V., ii. 4. 2. To ask a question or questions of; to interrogate; to examine by question; to catechise. 3. To call in question; to challenge. "Whether it be so or not, it may be questioned ." -Fryth: Works , p. 33. 4. To doubt, to distrust; to have no confidence in; to treat as unreliable. "His counsel derided, his prudence questioned, and his person despised." -South: Sermons. *5. To speak to; to converse with. "It would be spoke to.' 'Question it." Shakesp.: Hamlet , i. 1. ques'-tion-a-bil-i-ty, s . [Eng. questionable; -ity .] That position, state, or condition which renders anything questionable.