Q — Queencraft to Question (Part 7 of 7)

hasten action, and it is made by a friend of the measure. In English practice, the object is to get rid of the subject for the time being, and the motion is made with a purpose of voting against it. Cushing. — To beg the question. See under Beg. — To the question, to the point in dispute; to the real matter under debate.

Syn. — Point; topic; subject.

Question
(Ques"tion), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Questioned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Questioning.] [Cf. F. questionner. See Question, n.]

1. To ask questions; to inquire.

He that questioneth much shall learn much.

2. To argue; to converse; to dispute. [Obs.]

I pray you, think you question with the Jew.

Question
(Ques"tion), v. t.

1. To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by interrogatories; as, to question a witness.

2. To doubt of; to be uncertain of; to query.

And most we question what we most desire.

3. To raise a question about; to call in question; to make objection to. "But have power and right to question thy bold entrance on this place." Milton.

4. To talk to; to converse with.

With many holiday and lady terms he questioned me.

Syn. — To ask; interrogate; catechise; doubt; controvert; dispute. — Question, Inquire, Interrogate. To inquire is merely to ask for information, and implies no authority in the one who asks. To interrogate is to put repeated questions in a formal or systematic fashion to elicit some particular fact or facts. To question has a wider sense than to interrogate, and often implies an attitude of distrust or opposition on the part of the questioner.