Questioned Question I ˈkwestʃən Verb Bre Arrested Fire

• she was arrested and questioned about the fire.
• the students were questioned on the books they had been studying.
• over half of those questioned said they rarely took any exercise.
• i just accepted what he told me. i never thought to question it.

question

1. to ask somebody questions about something, especially officially
• She was arrested and questioned about the fire.
• The students were questioned on the books they had been studying.
• Over half of those questioned said they rarely took any exercise.
2. to have or express doubts or suspicions about something
• I just accepted what he told me. I never thought to question it.
• No one has ever questioned her judgement.
• He questioned whether the accident was solely the truck driver's fault.

Extra Examples

• A man is being questioned in connection with the robbery.
• He was questioned on his role in the affair.
• People openly question whether he is right for the job.
• She was closely questioned about her whereabouts on the night of the murder.
• He questioned whether the accident was solely the truck driver’s fault.
• Patients were questioned in detail about their symptoms.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they question
• he / she / it questions
• past simple questioned
• past participle questioned
• -ing form questioning

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French question (noun), questionner (verb), from Latin quaestio(n-), from quaerere ‘ask, seek’.