question
[ kwes-chuhn ]
/ ˈkwɛs tʃən /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to ask a question or questions.
Idioms for question
Origin of question
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English
questio(u)n, questiun < Anglo-French
questiun, Middle French
question < Latin
quaestiōn- (stem of
quaestiō), equivalent to
quaes-, stem of
quaerere to ask +
-tiōn-
-tion; (v.) late Middle English < Middle French
questioner, derivative of the noun
SYNONYMS FOR question
OTHER WORDS FROM question
Words nearby question
querétaro,
ques.,
quesadilla,
quesnay,
quest,
question,
question mark,
question master,
question of fact,
question of law,
question period
British Dictionary definitions for beyond question
question
/ (ˈkwɛstʃən) /
noun
verb (mainly tr)
Derived forms of question
questioner, nounWord Origin for question
C13: via Old French from Latin
quaestiō, from
quaerere to seek
usage for question
The question whether should be used rather than
the question of whether or
the question as to whether: this leaves open the question whether he acted correctly
Idioms and Phrases with beyond question (1 of 2)
beyond question
Also, beyond all or without question. Definitely, certainly, as in Beyond question he is the best man for the job. This idiom indicates that something is so sure it cannot be questioned. So used since the late 1500s, it was also put as past question, by Shakespeare and others. Also see beyond a doubt.
Idioms and Phrases with beyond question (2 of 2)
question
see ask a stupid question; beg the question; beside the point (question); beyond question; burning question; call in question; in question; leading question; loaded question; open question; out of the question; pop the question; rhetorical question; without question.