Question

kwest′yun, n. a seeking: an inquiry: an examination, esp. by torture: an investigation: dispute: doubt: a subject of discu ion, esp. the particular point actually before the house, the measure to be voted upon: ( Shak. ) conversation.— v.t. to ask questions of: to examine by questions: to inquire of: to regard as doubtful: to challenge, take exception to: to have no confidence in.— v.i. to ask questions: to inquire: to debate, consider, to converse.— adj. Quest′i on able , that may be questioned: doubtful: uncertain: suspicious.— n. Quest′i on able ne .— adv. Quest′ionably .— adj. Quest′ionary , asking questions.— n. one who hawks about for sale indulgences or relics.— ns. Quest′ioner ; Quest′ioning , a query, doubt, suspicion.— adv. Quest′ioningly .— n. Quest′ionist , a questioner, a doubter: at Cambridge, a student qualified to be a candidate for a degree.— adj. Quest′i on le , unquestioning: beyond question or doubt: certainly.— n. Quest′rist ( Shak. ), a seeker, a pursuer.— adj. Quest′uary ( obs. ), greedy of gain, yielding gain.— Question of fact , consideration as to the actual occurrence of an event.— Beg the question (see Beg ); Call in question , to challenge, to subject to judicial inquiry; In question , under consideration, referring to a thing just mentioned; Leading-question (see Lead ); Out of question , doubtle ; Out of the question , not to be thought of; Pop the question (see Pop ); Previous question (see Previous ). [Fr.,—L. quæstion-em — quærĕre , quæsitum , to seek.]