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Learn more." /> <meta itemprop="copyrightHolder" content="© Cambridge University Press" /> <meta itemprop="copyrightYear" content="2025" /> <meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="en" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Topics & areas of interest" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Impossible and improbable" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Questioning people & asking questions in general" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Essential or necessary" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Uncertainty" /> <meta itemprop="genre" content="Suspecting & questioning" /> <h1 class="ti fs fs12 lmb-0 hw superentry">Meaning of <b class='tb ttn'>question</b> in English</h1> <div class="page"><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cald4" data-tab="ds-cald4" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cald4"></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fquestion&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fquestion&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cald4-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">question</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio1" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/c/cdo/cdo02/cdo0216quesuk1582.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/c/cdo/cdo02/cdo0216quesuk1582.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio1.load(); audio1.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈkwes.tʃən</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio2" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/q/que/quest/question.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/q/que/quest/question.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio2.load(); audio2.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈkwes.tʃən</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">question</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>ASKING</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00026037_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00026037_01', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref A1">A1</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sentence" title="sentence" rel="">sentence</a> or phrase used to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/find" title="find" rel="">find</a> out <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/information" title="information" rel="">information</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">ask <span class="obj dobj">someone</span> a question</span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/police" title="police" rel="">police</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="asked" rel="">asked</a> me questions all <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/day" title="day" rel="">day</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">answer a question</span> <span class="eg deg">Why won't you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/answer" title="answer" rel="">answer</a> my question?</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">that is a good question</span> <span class="eg deg">"So where is the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/missing" title="missing" rel="">missing</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/money" title="money" rel="">money</a>?" "That's a good question." <span class="gloss dgloss">(= I don't <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/know" title="know" rel="">know</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/answer" title="answer" rel="">answer</a>.)</span></span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">question-and-answer session</span> <span class="eg deg">There will be a question-and-answer <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/session" title="session" rel="">session</a> <span class="gloss dgloss">(= a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/period" title="period" rel="">period</a> when <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> can <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="ask" rel="">ask</a> questions)</span> at the end of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/talk" title="talk" rel="">talk</a>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00026037_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00026037_02', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref A2">A2</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">in an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exam" title="exam" rel="">exam</a>, a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/problem" title="problem" rel="">problem</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/test" title="tests" rel="">tests</a> a person's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/knowledge" title="knowledge" rel="">knowledge</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ability" title="ability" rel="">ability</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">answer/do a question</span> <span class="eg deg">Answer/Do as many questions as you can.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section expanded > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">She <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/adroit" title="adroitly" rel="">adroitly</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/avoid" title="avoided" rel="">avoided</a> the question.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">She <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="asked" rel="">asked</a> the question <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expect" title="expecting" rel="">expecting</a> an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/affirmative" title="affirmative" rel="">affirmative</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">I'm <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/afraid" title="afraid" rel="">afraid</a> you've <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/completely" title="completely" rel="">completely</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/misunderstood" title="misunderstood" rel="">misunderstood</a> the question.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">I don't <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/think" title="think" rel="">think</a> that question is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relevant" title="relevant" rel="">relevant</a>, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/counselor" title="counselor" rel="">counselor</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">You can <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/find" title="find" rel="">find</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/answer" title="answer" rel="">answer</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/almost" title="almost" rel="">almost</a> any question in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cyberspace" title="cyberspace" rel="">cyberspace</a>.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general/" title="Words and phrases related to question in the topic Questioning people & asking questions in general">Questioning people & asking questions in general</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ask after someone phrasal verb" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-after?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask after <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ask questions of someone/something idiom" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-questions-of?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask questions of <span class="obj">someone/something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="be someone's for the asking idiom" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-for-the-asking?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">be <span class="obj">someone's</span> for the asking</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="beat something out of someone phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beat-out-of?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">beat <span class="obj">something</span> out of <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bombard" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bombard?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bombard</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="debrief" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/debrief?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">debrief</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="drag" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drag?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">drag</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="Gallup poll" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gallup-poll?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">Gallup poll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="inquisition" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inquisition?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">inquisition</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="inquisitor" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inquisitor?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">inquisitor</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="line of inquiry" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/line-of-inquiry?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">line of inquiry</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="nail someone down phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nail-down?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">nail <span class="obj">someone</span> down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="outpoll" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/outpoll?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">outpoll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="pin someone down phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pin-down?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">pin <span class="obj">someone</span> down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ply someone with something phrasal verb" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ply-with?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ply <span class="obj">someone</span> with <span class="obj">something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="poll" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/poll?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">poll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="pollster" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pollster?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">pollster</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="query" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/query?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">query</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="quiz" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/quiz?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">quiz</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="shoot" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shoot?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">shoot</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to question in the topic Questioning people & asking questions in general">See more results »</a> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <script type='text/javascript'> if(typeof iaw !== 'undefined') { iaw.que.push(function() { iaw.setExtraAdSlots(["ad_ringlinkslot"]); iaw.addPageCriteria("cdo_elvl", "A1"); }); } </script> <div id="ad_ringlinkslot"> <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof iaw !== 'undefined') { iaw.cmd.push(function () { iaw.display("ad_ringlinkslot"); }); } </script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">question</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>PROBLEM</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00026037_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00026037_03', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">any <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/matter" title="matter" rel="">matter</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/needs" title="needs" rel="">needs</a> to be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dealt" title="dealt" rel="">dealt</a> with or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/considered" title="considered" rel="">considered</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">raise the question of</span> <span class="eg deg">This <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raise" title="raises" rel="">raises</a> the question of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/teacher" title="teacher" rel="">teacher</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">What are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/view" title="views" rel="">views</a> on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/climate" title="climate" rel="">climate</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/change" title="change" rel="">change</a> question?</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00026037_04"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00026037_04', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubt" rel="">doubt</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/confusion" title="confusion" rel="">confusion</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">question about</span> <span class="eg deg">There's no question about <span class="gloss dgloss">(= it is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/certain" title="certain" rel="">certain</a>)</span> whose <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fault" title="fault" rel="">fault</a> it is.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">open to question</span> <span class="eg deg">Whether <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/children" title="children" rel="">children</a> are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/reading" title="reading" rel="">reading</a> fewer <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/books" title="books" rel="">books</a> is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/open" title="open" rel="">open</a> to question <span class="gloss dgloss">(= there is some <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubt" rel="">doubt</a> about it)</span>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">beyond question</span> <span class="eg deg">Her <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loyal" title="loyalty" rel="">loyalty</a> is beyond question <span class="gloss dgloss">(= there is no <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubt" rel="">doubt</a> about it)</span>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">There's no question that he's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/guilty" title="guilty" rel="">guilty</a>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cald4-1-2-3"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b><span class="obj dobj">someone/something</span> in question</b></span> <span class="phrase-info dphrase-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref C2">C2</span> <span class="lab dlab"><span class="usage dusage">formal</span></span></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00026037_05_panel"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00026037_05_panel', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/person" title="person" rel="">person</a> or thing that is being <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/discuss" title="discussed" rel="">discussed</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">I <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stay" title="stayed" rel="">stayed</a> at <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/home" title="home" rel="">home</a> on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/night" title="night" rel="">night</a> in question.</span></div> </div></div></div><span class="dbtn"> <a class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb" href="/dictionary/english/in-question" title="meaning of someone/something in question"> See more </a></span></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">The question of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/security" title="security" rel="">security</a> is high on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/agenda" title="agenda" rel="">agenda</a> for this afternoon's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/meeting" title="meeting" rel="">meeting</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/committee" title="committee" rel="">committee</a> has <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deliberate" title="deliberated" rel="">deliberated</a> the question at <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/great" title="great" rel="">great</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/length" title="length" rel="">length</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">There is a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wide" title="wide" rel="">wide</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/diversity" title="diversity" rel="">diversity</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/opinion" title="opinion" rel="">opinion</a> on the question of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/unilateral" title="unilateral" rel="">unilateral</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/disarmament" title="disarmament" rel="">disarmament</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Both <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/project" title="projects" rel="">projects</a> are on <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ice" title="ice" rel="">ice</a> until the question of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/funding" title="funding" rel="">funding</a> is <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/resolved" title="resolved" rel="">resolved</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Leaving <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/aside" title="aside" rel="">aside</a> the question of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cost" title="cost" rel="">cost</a>, how many <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> do we need on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a>?</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/topics-and-areas-of-interest/" title="Words and phrases related to question in the topic Topics & areas of interest">Topics & areas of interest</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="affair" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/affair?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">affair</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="angle" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/angle?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">angle</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="backyard" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/backyard?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">backyard</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bailiwick" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bailiwick?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bailiwick</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="centrism" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/centrism?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">centrism</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="con" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/con?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">con</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="convention" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/convention?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">convention</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="current issue" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/current-issue?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">current issue</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="front" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/front?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">front</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="issue" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/issue?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">issue</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="kingdom" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/kingdom?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">kingdom</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="province" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/province?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">province</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="specialism" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/specialism?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">specialism</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="subject" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/subject?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">subject</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="talk" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/talk?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">talk</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="talking of someone/something idiom" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/talking-of?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">talking of <span class="obj">someone/something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="talking point" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/talking-point?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">talking point</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="thematically" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/thematically?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">thematically</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="themed" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/themed?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">themed</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="topically" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/topically?topic=topics-and-areas-of-interest "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">topically</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/topics-and-areas-of-interest/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to question in the topic Topics & areas of interest">See more results »</a> </div> <div class="lmt-20"> <p>You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:</p> <div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/chance-and-possibility/uncertainty/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to question in the topic Uncertainty">Uncertainty</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div><div class="xref grammar hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Grammar</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpb-10" data-position="1"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions" title="grammar for Questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">A question is anything we write or say which requires a response. In writing, questions are usually followed by a question mark:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="2"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-wh-questions" title="grammar for Responding to wh-questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Responding to <span class="obj dobj">wh-</span>questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">Wh-questions ask for information and we do not expect a yes-no answer to a wh-question. We expect an answer which gives information:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="3"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-wh-questions" title="grammar for Adding emphasis to wh-questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Adding emphasis to <span class="obj dobj">wh-</span>questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We can add emphasis to wh-questions in speaking by stressing the auxiliary verb do. We usually do this when we have not already received the information that we expected from an earlier question, or to show strong interest.</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="4"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-wh-questions" title="grammar for Negative wh-questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Negative <span class="obj dobj">wh-</span>questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">When we ask negative wh-questions, we use the auxiliary verb do when there is no other auxiliary or modal verb, even when the wh-word is the subject of the clause:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="5"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-wh-questions" title="grammar for Adding a wh-word at the end of a statement to make a question"><div class="x-h dx-h">Adding a <span class="obj dobj">wh-</span>word at the end of a statement to make a question</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">In speaking, we can sometimes turn wh-questions into statement questions:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="6"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-wh-questions" title="grammar for Intonation and wh-questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Intonation and <span class="obj dobj">wh-</span>questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">The intonation of wh-questions is normally falling. The falling intonation is on the most important syllable:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="7"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-wh-questions" title="grammar for Prepositions and particles with wh-questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Prepositions and particles with <span class="obj dobj">wh-</span>questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We can use wh-words and phrases after prepositions in more formal questions:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="8"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-alternative-questions-is-it-black-or-grey" title="grammar for Questions: alternative questions (Is it black or grey?)"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: alternative questions (<span class="obj dobj">Is it black or grey?</span>)</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">An alternative question gives a choice of two or more answers in the question and includes or:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="9"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-alternative-questions-is-it-black-or-grey" title="grammar for Forming alternative questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Forming alternative questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We usually form alternative questions with an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb or with a modal verb + subject + main verb:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="10"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-alternative-questions-is-it-black-or-grey" title="grammar for Different types of alternative question"><div class="x-h dx-h">Different types of alternative question</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We can also ask alternative questions using or not? This is a very direct question and sometimes it can express annoyance or impatience:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="11"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-alternative-questions-is-it-black-or-grey" title="grammar for Reduced alternative questions (tea or coffee?)"><div class="x-h dx-h">Reduced alternative questions (<span class="obj dobj">tea or coffee?</span>)</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">Sometimes in informal speaking, we make alternative questions shorter by just saying the alternatives:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="12"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-alternative-questions-is-it-black-or-grey" title="grammar for Responding to alternative questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Responding to alternative questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We can answer an alternative question in different ways, but we do not normally answer yes:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="13"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-echo-and-checking-questions" title="grammar for Questions: echo and checking questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: echo and checking questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We use echo questions to repeat part of what we have just heard when we don’t fully understand or when we want to confirm what we have heard. We use rising or fall-rising intonation:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="14"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-follow-up-questions" title="grammar for Questions: follow-up questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: follow-up questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">In conversation, we often ask short questions about something that somebody else has just said. There are a number of types.</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="15"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-statement-questions-you-re-over-18" title="grammar for Questions: statement questions (you’re over 18?)"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: statement questions (<span class="obj dobj">you’re over 18?</span>)</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We can use statements (declaratives) to ask yes-no questions. In writing we know they are questions because they have question marks. In speaking we know they are questions because of the context, and often because of their intonation:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="16"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-two-step-questions" title="grammar for Questions: two-step questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: two-step questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">In speaking, we sometimes ask two questions together. The first question is just an introduction for the listener. We use these especially when we don’t want to be too direct:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="17"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-two-step-questions" title="grammar for Two-step yes-no questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Two-step <span class="obj dobj">yes-no</span> questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We sometimes use yes-no questions one after the other. The first question is an introduction to the topic and the speaker usually knows the answer. The second question is more specific.</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="18"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-two-step-questions" title="grammar for Pre-questions in two-step questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Pre-questions in two-step questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">Sometimes we ask if we can ask a question. This is very polite:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="19"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-two-step-questions" title="grammar for Two-step questions that suggest the answer"><div class="x-h dx-h">Two-step questions that suggest the answer</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We also use two-step questions to first ask a question and then suggest an answer with a rising or fall-rising intonation. The speaker is quite sure of the answer and wants the listener to confirm it:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="20"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-interrogative-pronouns-what-who" title="grammar for Questions: interrogative pronouns (what, who)"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: interrogative pronouns (<span class="obj dobj">what</span>, <span class="obj dobj">who</span>)</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We use interrogative pronouns to ask questions. They are: who, which, whom, what and whose. These are also known as wh-words. Questions using these are called wh-questions:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="21"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-yes-no-questions-are-you-feeling-cold" title="grammar for Questions: yes-no questions (Are you feeling cold?)"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: <span class="obj dobj">yes-no</span> questions (<span class="obj dobj">Are you feeling cold?</span>)</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">Questions that need either a yes or a no answer are called yes-no questions:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="22"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-interrogative-pronouns-what-who" title="grammar for Interrogative pronouns: uses"><div class="x-h dx-h">Interrogative pronouns: uses</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We use who and whom on their own:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="23"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-short-forms" title="grammar for Questions: short forms"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: short forms</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">In informal situations, especially in speaking, we can reduce questions rather than using complete clauses. Short questions can be clauses, phrases or even single words:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="24"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-typical-errors" title="grammar for Questions: typical errors"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: typical errors</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">In wh-questions, the word order changes from subject + (auxiliary/modal) + main verb to wh-word + auxiliary/modal verb + subject + main verb:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="25"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-yes-no-questions-are-you-feeling-cold" title="grammar for Forming yes-no questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Forming <span class="obj dobj">yes-no</span> questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We form yes-no questions with an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb or with a modal verb + subject + main verb:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="26"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-yes-no-questions-are-you-feeling-cold" title="grammar for Responding to yes-no questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Responding to <span class="obj dobj">yes-no</span> questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">Other ways of saying yes and no include yeah, yep, mm, okay, and nah, nope. These are informal:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="27"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-yes-no-questions-are-you-feeling-cold" title="grammar for Negative yes-no questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Negative <span class="obj dobj">yes-no</span> questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We usually use negative yes-no questions to check or confirm something we believe or expect to be the case, or when we consider that something is the best thing to do:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="28"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-yes-no-questions-are-you-feeling-cold" title="grammar for Intonation and yes-no questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Intonation and <span class="obj dobj">yes-no</span> questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">The intonation of yes-no questions is normally either rising [ri↗sing arrow] or fall-rising [dow↘n u↗p arrow] intonation depending on the meaning. If we do not know the answer, we use rising intonation. If we more or less know the answer and are looking for confirmation, we use fall-rising intonation:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="29"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-wh-questions" title="grammar for Questions: wh-questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Questions: <span class="obj dobj">wh-</span>questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">Wh-questions begin with what, when, where, who, whom, which, whose, why and how. We use them to ask for information. The answer cannot be yes or no:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lbb lb-cm lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="30"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/questions-wh-questions" title="grammar for Forming wh-questions"><div class="x-h dx-h">Forming <span class="obj dobj">wh-</span>questions</div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We usually form wh-questions with wh- + an auxiliary verb (be, do or have) + subject + main verb or with wh- + a modal verb + subject + main verb:</span> … </a></div> <div class="item lpt-10 lpb-10" data-position="31"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/you-see" title="grammar for You see"><div class="x-h dx-h"><span class="obj dobj">You see</span></div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We commonly use you see in speaking when we want to share knowledge with our listener or listeners. When we use you see, we assume that the listener or listeners do not have the knowledge that we want them to have:</span> … </a></div></div></div><div class="xref idioms hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Idioms</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"><div class="lcs"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/be-a-question-of" title="meaning of be a question of doing something" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">be a question of <span class="obj dobj">doing something</span></span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="2"><a href="/dictionary/english/be-out-of-the-question" title="meaning of be out of the question" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">be out of the question</span></a></div> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="3"><a href="/dictionary/english/million-billion-thousand-etc-dollar-question" title="meaning of the million, billion, thousand, etc. dollar question" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">the million, billion, thousand, etc. dollar question</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fquestion&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fquestion&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cald4-2"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">question</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio3" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/ukq/ukqua/ukquart024.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/ukq/ukqua/ukquart024.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio3.load(); audio3.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈkwes.tʃən</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio4" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/q/que/quest/question.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/q/que/quest/question.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio4.load(); audio4.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈkwes.tʃən</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cald4-2-1"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00026037_08"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00026037_08', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="ask" rel="">ask</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/person" title="person" rel="">person</a> about something, <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/especially" title="especially" rel="">especially</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/officially" title="officially" rel="">officially</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Several men were questioned by <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/police" title="police" rel="">police</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yesterday" title="yesterday" rel="">yesterday</a> about the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/burglary" title="burglary" rel="">burglary</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">68 <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/percent" title="percent" rel="">percent</a> of those questioned in the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/poll" title="poll" rel="">poll</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/thought" title="thought" rel="">thought</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/noise" title="noise" rel="">noise</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/level" title="levels" rel="">levels</a> had <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/increase" title="increased" rel="">increased</a>.</span></div><div class="daccord fs16"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples </header><div class="had daccord_b"><div class="daccord_lt"><a href="/thesaurus/articles/to-ask-a-question">to ask a question</a></div><div class="daccord_lb"><ul class="hul-u lmb-10 "><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/ask">ask</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">I asked him what time the museum opened, but he didn't know. </span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/inquire">inquire</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">She called to inquire when her car would be ready.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/consult">consult</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">Consult your doctor if your symptoms don't improve.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/ask-around">ask around</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">I'll ask around and see if anyone knows of a good carpenter.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/question">question</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">The police are questioning him about the robbery.</span></span></li><li class="had t-i"><a href="/thesaurus/interview">interview</a><span class="ti lml-5"><span class="example dexample">After the race, she was interviewed by journalists.</span></span></li></ul><a class="had tb" href="/thesaurus/articles/to-ask-a-question" title="See how to use these synonyms and their opposites."> See more results » </a></div></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="ID_00026037_09"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'ID_00026037_09', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"><span class="epp-xref dxref B2">B2</span> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/express" title="express" rel="">express</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubts" rel="">doubts</a> about the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/value" title="value" rel="">value</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/truth" title="truth" rel="">truth</a> of something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">question the wisdom of</span> <span class="eg deg">I questioned the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wisdom" title="wisdom" rel="">wisdom</a> of taking so many <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pill" title="pills" rel="">pills</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ question word</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">Results from a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/study" title="study" rel="">study</a> questioned <span class="b db">wh</span><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ether" title="ether" rel="">ether</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/treatment" title="treatment" rel="">treatment</a> with the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drug" title="drug" rel="">drug</a> really <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/improved" title="improved" rel="">improved</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/survival" title="survival" rel="">survival</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">She gave me a questioning <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/look" title="look" rel="">look</a> <span class="gloss dgloss">(= as if she <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/wanted" title="wanted" rel="">wanted</a> an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/answer" title="answer" rel="">answer</a> from me)</span>.</span></div> </div></div> <div class="daccord"><amp-accordion> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="showmore">More examples</span><span class="showless">Fewer examples</span></header><div><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 ca_b daccord_b lm-0"><li class="eg dexamp hax">All my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/attempt" title="attempts" rel="">attempts</a> to question the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/authority" title="authorities" rel="">authorities</a> on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/subject" title="subject" rel="">subject</a> were <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/met" title="met" rel="">met</a> by <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/evasion" title="evasion" rel="">evasion</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prevarication" title="prevarication" rel="">prevarication</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/royal-canadian-mounted-police" title="Police" rel="">Police</a> have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/release" title="released" rel="">released</a> a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/picture" title="picture" rel="">picture</a> of the man they <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/want" title="want" rel="">want</a> to question.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">A man is being questioned in <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/relation" title="relation" rel="">relation</a> to the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/attempted" title="attempted" rel="">attempted</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/murder" title="murder" rel="">murder</a> last <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/night" title="night" rel="">night</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">Under a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/quarter" title="quarter" rel="">quarter</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> questioned said that they were <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happily" title="happily" rel="">happily</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/married" title="married" rel="">married</a>.</li><li class="eg dexamp hax">When questioned on TV, the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/minister" title="minister" rel="">minister</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/retract" title="retracted" rel="">retracted</a> his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/allegation" title="allegations" rel="">allegations</a>.</li></ul></div> </section> </amp-accordion></div></div> <div class="smartt daccord"> <amp-accordion disable-session-states> <section > <header class="ca_h daccord_h"> <i class="i i-plus ca_hi" aria-hidden="true"></i> SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases </header> <div class="ca_b had daccord_b daccord_l"> <div class="daccord_lt"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general/" title="Words and phrases related to question in the topic Questioning people & asking questions in general">Questioning people & asking questions in general</a> </div> <div class="daccord_lb"> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 hax lmb-10 lcs"> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ask after someone phrasal verb" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-after?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask after <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ask questions of someone/something idiom" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask-questions-of?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ask questions of <span class="obj">someone/something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="be someone's for the asking idiom" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-for-the-asking?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">be <span class="obj">someone's</span> for the asking</span></span> <span class="pos">idiom</span> </span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="beat something out of someone phrasal verb" class="topic_0 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/beat-out-of?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">beat <span class="obj">something</span> out of <span class="obj">someone</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="bombard" class="topic_0 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bombard?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">bombard</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="debrief" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/debrief?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">debrief</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="drag" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drag?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">drag</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="Gallup poll" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gallup-poll?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">Gallup poll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="inquisition" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inquisition?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">inquisition</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="inquisitor" class="topic_2 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/inquisitor?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">inquisitor</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="line of inquiry" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/line-of-inquiry?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">line of inquiry</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="nail someone down phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/nail-down?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">nail <span class="obj">someone</span> down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="outpoll" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/outpoll?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">outpoll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="pin someone down phrasal verb" class="topic_1 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pin-down?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">pin <span class="obj">someone</span> down</span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="ply someone with something phrasal verb" class="topic_1 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ply-with?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="phrase haf">ply <span class="obj">someone</span> with <span class="obj">something</span></span></span> <span class="pos">phrasal verb</span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="poll" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/poll?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">poll</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="pollster" class="topic_2 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pollster?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">pollster</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="query" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/query?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">query</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="quiz" class="topic_3 odd " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/quiz?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">quiz</span></span></span> </a> </li> <li class="lc lc1 lc-xs6-12 lpb-5 lpr-10"> <a title="shoot" class="topic_3 even " href=" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shoot?topic=questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general "> <span class="results"><span class="base"><span class="hw haf">shoot</span></span></span> </a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/questioning-people-and-asking-questions-in-general/" class="had tb" title="Words and phrases related to question in the topic Questioning people & asking questions in general">See more results »</a> </div> <div class="lmt-20"> <p>You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:</p> <div> <div class="lmb-5"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/topics/communication/suspecting-and-questioning/" class="tb" title="Words and phrases related to question in the topic Suspecting & questioning">Suspecting & questioning</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> </div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_1' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_1'); });</script> </div> </div><div class="xref grammar hax dxref-w lmt-25 lmb-25"><h3 class="bb fs16 lp-10 lmb-0"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">Grammar</strong></h3><div class="hax lp-10 lb lb-cm lbt0"> <div class="item lpb-10" data-position="1"><a href="/grammar/british-grammar/you-see" title="grammar for You see"><div class="x-h dx-h"><span class="obj dobj">You see</span></div><span class="x-pos dx-pos">We commonly use you see in speaking when we want to share knowledge with our listener or listeners. When we use you see, we assume that the listener or listeners do not have the knowledge that we want them to have:</span> … </a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>question</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cacd" data-tab="ds-cacd" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cacd"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cacd"></div> <div class="di-head c_h di_h"><div class="di-title di_t"><h2 class="c_hh"><b class='tb ttn'>question</b> | American Dictionary</h2></div></div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cacd-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">question</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span></div> <div ></div><span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio5" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/q/que/quest/question.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/q/que/quest/question.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio5.load(); audio5.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈkwes·tʃən</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-1-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">question</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>SOMETHING ASKED</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00014350_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00014350_01', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a 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title="personal" rel="">personal</a> question?</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Our <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/help" title="help" rel="">help</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/line" title="line" rel="">line</a> will <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/answer" title="answer" rel="">answer</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> questions about <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/patience" title="patient" rel="">patient</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/care" title="care" rel="">care</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-1-2"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">question</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>PROBLEM</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00014350_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00014350_02', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C/U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/matter" title="matter" rel="">matter</a> to be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/dealt" title="dealt" rel="">dealt</a> with or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/discuss" title="discussed" rel="">discussed</a>, or a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/problem" title="problem" rel="">problem</a> to be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/solve" title="solved" rel="">solved</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/majesty" title="Your" rel="">Your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/article" title="article" rel="">article</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raise" title="raises" rel="">raises</a> the question of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/human" title="human" rel="">human</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rights" title="rights" rel="">rights</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">It’s <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/simply" title="simply" rel="">simply</a> a question of getting <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/your" title="your" rel="">your</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/priority" title="priorities" rel="">priorities</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/straight" title="straight" rel="">straight</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">The question is, are they <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/telling" title="telling" rel="">telling</a> the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/truth" title="truth" rel="">truth</a>?</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">I was at <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/home" title="home" rel="">home</a> on the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/night" title="night" rel="">night</a> in question.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00014350_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00014350_03', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C/U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">In an <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/exam" title="exam" rel="">exam</a>, a question is a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/problem" title="problem" rel="">problem</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/test" title="tests" rel="">tests</a> a person’s <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/knowledge" title="knowledge" rel="">knowledge</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">Answer as many questions as you can.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-1-3"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">question</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>DOUBT</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00014350_04"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00014350_04', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubt" rel="">doubt</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/uncertainty" title="uncertainty" rel="">uncertainty</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">He’s <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/competent" title="competent" rel="">competent</a> – there’s no question about that.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">Her <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/loyal" title="loyalty" rel="">loyalty</a> is beyond question.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_2' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_2'); });</script> </div> </div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fquestion&t=" title="Share on Facebook"></a> </div> <div class="pr hdib i i-x lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'twitter')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.cambridge.org%2Fdictionary%2Fenglish%2Fquestion&text=" title="Share on X"></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cacd-2"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">question</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">T</span> ]</a></span></div> <div ></div><span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio6" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/q/que/quest/question.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/q/que/quest/question.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio6.load(); audio6.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈkwes·tʃən</span>/</span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense "><div class="cid" id="cacd-2-1"></div> <h3 class="dsense_h"><span class="hw dsense_hw">question</span> <span class="pos dsense_pos" title="A word that describes an action, condition or experience.">verb</span> <span class="dgram">[T]</span> <span class="guideword dsense_gw" title="Guide word: helps you find the right meaning when a word has more than one meaning"> (<span>ASK</span>) </span></h3> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00014350_05"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00014350_05', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to use a word or words to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/find" title="find" rel="">find</a> out <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/information" title="information" rel="">information</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Mom’s always <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/questioning" title="questioning" rel="">questioning</a> me about my <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/friend" title="friends" rel="">friends</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/police" title="police" rel="">police</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/question" title="questioned" rel="">questioned</a> several men about the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/burglary" title="burglary" rel="">burglary</a>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CACD_00014350_07"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CACD_00014350_07', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">If you question something, you <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/express" title="express" rel="">express</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubt" rel="">doubt</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/uncertainty" title="uncertainty" rel="">uncertainty</a> about it: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">+ question word</span> ]</a></span> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/book" title="book" rel="">book</a> questions whether <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> today are <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/better" title="better" rel="">better</a> off than <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/their" title="their" rel="">their</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/parent" title="parents" rel="">parents</a> were.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>question</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div><div class="pr dictionary" data-type="sorted" data-id="cbed" data-tab="ds-cbed" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cbed"></div><div class="link"><div class="pr di superentry" itemprop="text"><div class="cid" id="dataset_cbed"></div> <div class="di-head c_h di_h"><div class="di-title di_t"><h2 class="c_hh"><b class='tb ttn'>question</b> | Business English</h2></div></div> <div class="di-body"><div class="entry"><div class="entry-body"> <div class="pr entry-body__el"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1"></div><div class="pos-header dpos-h"><div class="di-title"><span class="headword hdb tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "><span class="hw dhw">question</span></span></div><div class="posgram dpos-g hdib lmr-5"><span class="pos dpos" title="A word that refers to a person, place, idea, event or thing.">noun</span></div> <div ></div><span class="uk dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio7" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/ukq/ukqua/ukquart024.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/ukq/ukqua/ukquart024.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio7.load(); audio7.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈkwestʃən</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio8" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/us_pron/q/que/quest/question.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/us_pron_ogg/q/que/quest/question.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the American English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio8.load(); audio8.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span></span></div><div class="pos-body"> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-1"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00014094_01"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00014094_01', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <span class='tb fs10 hvm'>Add to word list</span> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sentence" title="sentence" rel="">sentence</a> or phrase that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="asks" rel="">asks</a> for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/information" title="information" rel="">information</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">ask (sb) a question</span> <span class="eg deg">Can I <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="ask" rel="">ask</a> a question, Gail?</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">answer a question</span> <span class="eg deg">Not one <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/assistant" title="assistant" rel="">assistant</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/correctly" title="correctly" rel="">correctly</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/answer" title="answered" rel="">answered</a> all the questions they were <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="asked" rel="">asked</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">have a question</span> <span class="eg deg">Does anybody have any questions?</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-2"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00014094_02"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00014094_02', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/subject" title="subject" rel="">subject</a> or <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/problem" title="problem" rel="">problem</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">We <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/return" title="return" rel="">return</a> to <strong class="cl">the question of</strong> whether <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/performance" title="performance" rel="">performance</a> really <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/motivate" title="motivates" rel="">motivates</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/employee" title="employees" rel="">employees</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">One very <strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/difficult" title="difficult" rel="">difficult</a> question</strong> is how to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/charge" title="charge" rel="">charge</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/market" title="market" rel="">market</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/price" title="prices" rel="">prices</a> for <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/energy" title="energy" rel="">energy</a>. </span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-3"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00014094_03"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00014094_03', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> <span class="gram dgram"><a href="/help/codes.html">[ <span class="gc dgc">C, U</span> ]</a></span></span> <div class="def ddef_d db">a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/feeling" title="feeling" rel="">feeling</a> of <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubt" rel="">doubt</a> about something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg"><strong class="cl">There is some question as to</strong> what is the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/best" title="best" rel="">best</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/strategy" title="strategy" rel="">strategy</a>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"> <span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ethics" title="ethics" rel="">ethics</a> of some of his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/business" title="business" rel="">business</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deal" title="deals" rel="">deals</a> are <strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/open" title="open" rel="">open</a> to question</strong>.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">raise questions about sth</span> <span class="eg deg">His <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/evidence" title="evidence" rel="">evidence</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/raise" title="raised" rel="">raised</a> questions about the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/credibility" title="credibility" rel="">credibility</a> of a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/key" title="key" rel="">key</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/eyewitness" title="eyewitness" rel="">eyewitness</a>. </span></div><div class="xref see_also hax dxref-w lmt-25"><strong class="xref-title dxref-t">See also</strong><div class="lcs lmt-10 lmb-20"> <div class="item lc lc1 lpb-10 lpr-10" data-position="1"><a href="/dictionary/english/scaled-question" title="meaning of scaled question" rel=""><span class="x-h dx-h">scaled question</span></a></div></div></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_3' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_3'); });</script> </div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-4"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-4-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>bring/call sth into question</b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00014094_04"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00014094_04', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/express" title="express" rel="">express</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubt" rel="">doubt</a> about something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">If somebody <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/call" title="calls" rel="">calls</a> something into question, then let's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stop" title="stop" rel="">stop</a> and <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/review" title="review" rel="">review</a> it.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00014094_05"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00014094_05', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to make <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/people" title="people" rel="">people</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/feel" title="feel" rel="">feel</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubt" rel="">doubt</a> about something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">The <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/chief" title="chief" rel="">chief</a> executive's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/popularity" title="popularity" rel="">popularity</a> has <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sunk" title="sunk" rel="">sunk</a> to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/level" title="levels" rel="">levels</a> that <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/bring" title="bring" rel="">bring</a> his <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/legitimacy" title="legitimacy" rel="">legitimacy</a> into question.</span></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-5"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-5-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>in question</b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00014094_06"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00014094_06', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">that is being <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/discuss" title="discussed" rel="">discussed</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">For <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/shareholder" title="shareholders" rel="">shareholders</a> of the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/company" title="company" rel="">company</a> in question the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/idea" title="idea" rel="">idea</a> of a <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/takeover" title="takeover" rel="">takeover</a> must be <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/appealing" title="appealing" rel="">appealing</a>.</span></div> </div></div><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00014094_07"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00014094_07', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">if something is in question, no-one <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/know" title="knows" rel="">knows</a> what is going to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happen" title="happen" rel="">happen</a> to it: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">The automaker's <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/future" title="future" rel="">future</a> <strong class="cl"><a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/remains" title="remains" rel="">remains</a> in question</strong>.</span></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-6"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="pr phrase-block dphrase-block "><div class="cid" id="cbed-1-6-1"></div><div class="phrase-head dphrase_h"><i class="i i-caret-right dtrans fs18 lpb-4" aria-hidden="true"> </i><span class="phrase-title dphrase-title"><b>out of the question</b></span></div><div class="phrase-body dphrase_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00014094_08"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00014094_08', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">if something is out of the question, it <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/definitely" title="definitely" rel="">definitely</a> will not or cannot <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/happen" title="happen" rel="">happen</a>: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">A <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pay" title="pay" rel="">pay</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/rise" title="rise" rel="">rise</a> is out of the question.</span></div> </div></div></div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> <div id='ad_contentslot_4' class='am-default_moreslots contentslot'> <script type="text/javascript">iaw.cmd.push(function() { iaw.display('ad_contentslot_4'); });</script> </div> </div></div></div> <div class="pr x lbb lb-cm"> <div class="hfr lpb-2"> <div class="pr hdib i i-facebook lp-5 lmr-10"> <a class="pa p0" onclick="sendGAEvent('share_this_entry', 'facebook')" target="_blank" rel="noopener" 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dreg">uk</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio9" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" src="/media/english/uk_pron/u/ukq/ukqua/ukquart024.mp3"/> <source type="audio/ogg" src="/media/english/uk_pron_ogg/u/ukq/ukqua/ukquart024.ogg"/> </audio> <div title="Listen to the British English pronunciation" class="i i-volume-up c_aud htc hdib hp hv-1 fon tcu tc-bd lmr-10 lpt-3 fs20 hv-3" onclick="audio9.load(); audio9.play();" role="button" tabindex="0"></div> </span><span class="pron dpron">/<span class="ipa dipa lpr-2 lpl-1">ˈkwestʃən</span>/</span></span> <span class="us dpron-i "><span class="region dreg">us</span><span class="daud"> <audio class="hdn" preload="none" id="audio10" controlsList="nodownload"> <div class="hdib" fallback> <p>Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio</p> </div> <source type="audio/mpeg" 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title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ask" title="ask" rel="">ask</a> someone questions about something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">He does not <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/know" title="know" rel="">know</a> why <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/authority" title="authorities" rel="">authorities</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/decided" title="decided" rel="">decided</a> to question him.</span></div><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="lu dlu">question sb about/on sth</span> <span class="eg deg">Employers are not <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/legal" title="legally" rel="">legally</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/allow" title="allowed" rel="">allowed</a> to question <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/job" title="job" rel="">job</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/candidate" title="candidates" rel="">candidates</a> about <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/their" title="their" rel="">their</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/plan" title="plans" rel="">plans</a> to have <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/children" title="children" rel="">children</a>.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div> <div class="pr dsense dsense-noh"><div class="cid" id="cbed-2-2"></div> <div class="sense-body dsense_b"><div class="def-block ddef_block " data-wl-senseid="CBED_00014094_10"> <div class="dwl hax"> <a amp-access="loggedIn" amp-access-hide class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { wlSenseId: 'CBED_00014094_10', wotd: ' question ' } }), sidebarWordList.open"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> <a amp-access="NOT loggedIn" class="dwla wordlist-add-button" title="Add this meaning to a word list" on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in"> <i class='i i-plus' aria-hidden='true'></i> <i class="i i-list-ul" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="ddef_h"><span class="def-info ddef-info"> </span><div class="def ddef_d db">to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/express" title="express" rel="">express</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/doubt" title="doubts" rel="">doubts</a> about something: </div> </div><div class="def-body ddef_b"><div class="examp dexamp"><span class="eg deg">Increasingly, the <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/return" title="return" rel="">return</a> on <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/huge" title="huge" rel="">huge</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/software" title="software" rel="">software</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/investment" title="investments" rel="">investments</a> made to <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/improve" title="improve" rel="">improve</a> <a class="query" href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/efficiency" title="efficiency" rel="">efficiency</a> was being questioned.</span></div> </div></div></div> <div class="pb-inline-sense"></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div></div><small class="lbt lb-cm lpb-10 lpt-10 lpb-25 lmb-10 ddef had hdb"> (Definition of <b>question</b> from the <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/" title="Cambridge Business English Dictionary" class="a--rev"><b>Cambridge Business English Dictionary</b></a> © Cambridge University Press) </small></div> <div class="dataset dd pr lmb-20" data-type="sorted" data-id="examples" data-tab="ds-examples" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_examples"></div> <div id="dataset-example" data-tab="ds-example" role="tabpanel"> <div class="c_h"> <h2 class="c_hh">Examples <span class="tcl">of </span><span class="tb tci">question</span></h2></div> <div class="lp-10"> <div class="h2 dhw dpos-h_hw lpt-5 lpb-10"> question </div> <div class="degs had lbt lb-cm"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> This is surprising, given that questions of revenue generation affect ordinary people in basic and sometimes very serious ways. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808730" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808730', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Given the nature of our research questions, we needed to target organic shoppers. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808731" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808731', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> On neither of these ways of construing the existence <em>question</em> does it present a substantial philosophical issue. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808732" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808732', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> First, one may <em>question</em> whether there are future events that are currently physically necessitated. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808734" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808734', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> If we say that these values correspond to certain concepts, it must be understood that the concepts in <em>question</em> are purely differential. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808735" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808735', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> There is also the <em>question</em> of marking pupils' or students' work. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808736" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808736', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Returning to our original <em>question</em>, we must consider possible psychological mediators of hierarchy disruption. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808737" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808737', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> What this protective attribute is relates to the second <em>question</em>, that of what mechanisms underlie the protective effect. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808738" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808738', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Pathbreaking verbs in syntactic development and the <em>question</em> of prototypical transitivity. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808739" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808739', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Because we did not tell the control group participants the form that the comprehension questions would take, this reviewer's point remains a possibility. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808740" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808740', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> Yet important normative questions have remained about the policies a liberal state should adopt toward religion. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808743" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808743', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> From the point of view of the higher-level authority, it remains a completely open <em>question</em>. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808744" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808744', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> But the <em>question</em> regarding whether such a prayer can be impetratory still remains. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808746" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808746', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> This test contains 120 questions in which some words or suffixes had been removed. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808747" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808747', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <span class="deg"> What features surviving firms have obviously depends on the answers to these questions. </span> <div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-example-id="11808748" data-dataset-id="11666238" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11808748', dataset_id: '11666238' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" > <i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> </div> <div class="tc-w hax"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/question" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb lmt-20"> See all examples of <span class="bold">question</span> </a> </div> <div class="tc-bi fs12 lpt-10 lpb-10 break"> These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="dataset dd pr lmb-20" data-type="sorted" data-id="combinations" data-tab="ds-combinations" role="tabpanel"><div class="cid" id="dataset_combinations"></div><div class="cpexamps"> <div class="cpexamps-head c_h"><h2 class="c_hh">Collocations <span class="tcl">with</span> <span class="tb tcl">question</span></h2></div><div class="lp-10"><h2 class="tw-bw dhw dpos-h_hw "> question </h2> <p class="tb">These are words often used in combination with <span class="ti">question</span>.</p><p>Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.</p><div class="cpexamps-body"><div class="cpegs degs had lbt lb-cm"><div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/all-important-question" class="hdib tb lmb-10">all-important question</a><div class="dexamp"><span class="text dtext">I should like to turn to the all-important question of conservation.</span></div><div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <div class='hansard-source dsource_e haf hp' on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { flyout: '0.6886960846515576' } })" role="button" aria-label="" tabindex="0">Hansard archive</div> <div class="hdn" [class]="stateGlobal.flyout == '0.6886960846515576' ? 'pa pt0 pba pl-5 bw hbsf fs12 tw-bw lp-20 lpt-25 lc0 lmin-300 lmt-25 lml-10 z5' : 'hdn'"> <span class="pa pl0 pt-10 c_ict lml-15 $extraClassArrow"></span> <button on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { flyout: '' } })" class="pa pr0 bt pt0 lpt-5 lb0" aria-label="Close popup box"> <i class="i i-close" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> <div class="hoh"> Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the <a href='http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright-parliament/open-parliament-licence/' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Open Parliament Licence v3.0</a> </div> </div> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-dummy-attr="" data-example-id="23829430" data-dataset-id="23622615" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '23829430', dataset_id: '23622615' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" data-dummy-attr2=""><i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"> </i></a></div></div><div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/basic-question" class="hdib tb lmb-10">basic question</a><div class="dexamp"><span class="text dtext">Research on this <span class="em dem">basic</span> <span class="em dem">question</span> is ongoing and far from settled.</span></div><div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <a href=https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/corpus class='italic' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Cambridge English Corpus</a> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-dummy-attr="" data-example-id="11948172" data-dataset-id="11931352" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11948172', dataset_id: '11931352' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" data-dummy-attr2=""><i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"> </i></a></div></div> <div class="lbb lb-cm lpt-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/example/english/burning-question" class="hdib tb lmb-10">burning question</a><div class="dexamp"><span class="text dtext">That is the <span class="em dem">burning</span> <span class="em dem">question</span>.</span></div><div class="dsource lpr-20 pr"> From the <div class='hansard-source dsource_e haf hp' on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { flyout: '0.2376654741330828' } })" role="button" aria-label="" tabindex="0">Hansard archive</div> <div class="hdn" [class]="stateGlobal.flyout == '0.2376654741330828' ? 'pa pt0 pba pl-5 bw hbsf fs12 tw-bw lp-20 lpt-25 lc0 lmin-300 lmt-25 lml-10 z5' : 'hdn'"> <span class="pa pl0 pt-10 c_ict lml-15 $extraClassArrow"></span> <button on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateGlobal: { flyout: '' } })" class="pa pr0 bt pt0 lpt-5 lb0" aria-label="Close popup box"> <i class="i i-close" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> <div class="hoh"> Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the <a href='http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright-parliament/open-parliament-licence/' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Open Parliament Licence v3.0</a> </div> </div> <a class="report-example-inappropriate pa pt0 pr0" data-dummy-attr="" data-example-id="11956462" data-dataset-id="11931352" role="button" aria-label="Tell us what you think" title="Tell us what you think" tabindex="0" on="tap: formTellUs.clear,formTellUsDefinition.clear,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: false, example_id: '11956462', dataset_id: '11931352' } }),sidebarEntryTellUs.open" data-dummy-attr2=""><i class="i i-comment fs14" aria-hidden="true"> </i></a></div></div><div class="ex-opinion tc-bi fs12 lpt-10 lpb-10"> These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. </div><div class="tc-w hax"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/collocation/english/question" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w tb lmt-5">See all collocations with <span class="bold">question</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></div> <div class="lmt-10 hax"> <a href="/pronunciation/english/question" title="question pronunciation in English" class="hao hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bh tc-w tb pr"> <span class="hdib w95">What is the pronunciation of <em>question</em>?</span> <i class="i i-angle-right iw tb pa pr0 pt0 lmt-5 lmr-20" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </div> <div class="lmb-25 lch0"> </div> </div> <div class="pr lcs bh">  <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations"></div> <div class="lc lc1 lc-m7-12 lp-20 lbb lbb0-m lbr-m lb-cn cdo-translations" id="translations"> <h2 class="h3 fs19 tn tc-w">Translations of <span class="tb">question</span></h2>  <div class="lmb-10"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Traditional) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hant"> 提問, 問題, 試題，題目… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Chinese (Traditional) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Chinese (Simplified) </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25 break-cj" lang="zh-Hans"> 提问, 问题, 试题，题目… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-chinese-simplified/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Chinese (Simplified) translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Spanish </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="es"> pregunta, cuestión, duda… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-spanish/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question Spanish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <div class="tc-bd fs14 lmb-10" tabindex="0"> in Portuguese </div> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pt"> pergunta, questão, dúvida… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-portuguese/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Portuguese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div>  <div amp-access="1=1"> <div class="lmb-5 pr"> <div class="cid" id="dataset_translations_down"></div> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> <amp-state id="stateDictTrans"> <script type="application/json"> { "dataset": "", "dataset_text": "in more languages" } </script> </amp-state> </template> <amp-accordion id="accordEntryTrans" disable-session-states> <section> <header class="pr bt ca_h lpt-0 lpb-0 lpl-0 lpr-0"> <span class="hbtn hbtn-tab hbtn-b hbtn-tl bw tc-bd tn fs14"> <span [text]="stateDictTrans.dataset_text">in more languages</span> <i class="i i-chevron-down il tn pa pr0 pt0 lpt-5 lpr-15" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </header> <div class="bw lp-10 lpl-10 lmt-5"> <div class="lpl-2"> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'in Marathi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Marathi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'in Japanese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Japanese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'in Turkish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Turkish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'in French' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in French </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'in Catalan' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Catalan </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'in Dutch' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Dutch </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'in Tamil' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Tamil </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'in Hindi' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Hindi </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'in Gujarati' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Gujarati </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'in Danish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Danish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'in Swedish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Swedish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'in Malay' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Malay </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'in German' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in German </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'in Norwegian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Norwegian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'in Urdu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Urdu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'in Ukrainian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Ukrainian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'in Russian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Russian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'in Telugu' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Telugu </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'in Arabic' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Arabic </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'in Bengali' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Bengali </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'in Czech' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Czech </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'in Indonesian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Indonesian </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'in Thai' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Thai </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'in Vietnamese' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Vietnamese </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'in Polish' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Polish </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'in Korean' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Korean </div> <div class="hp tc-bd fs14 lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10 lmb-5" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateDictTrans: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'in Italian' } }),accordEntryTrans.collapse,dataset_translations_down.scrollTo"> in Italian </div> </div> </div> </section> </amp-accordion> <div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-marathi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="mr"> प्रश्न, प्रश्न / परीक्षेत व्यक्तीचे ज्ञान किंवा क्षमता तपासण्यासाठी विचारलेला मुद्दा, संदेह… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-marathi/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Marathi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-japanese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ja"> 質問, 疑問, （試験の）問題… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-japanese/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Japanese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-turkish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="tr"> soru, sual, sorun… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-turkish/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question Turkish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-french' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="fr"> question [feminine], doute [masculine], questionner… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-french/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: French translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-catalan' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ca"> pregunta, dubte, qüestió… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-catalan/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Catalan translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-dutch' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="nl"> kwestie, vraag, twijfel… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-dutch/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Dutch translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-tamil' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ta"> தகவல் கண்டுபிடிக்க பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு வாக்கியம் அல்லது சொற்றொடர், ஒரு தேர்வில், ஒரு நபரின் அறிவு அல்லது திறனை சோதிக்கும் முறை… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-tamil/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Tamil translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-hindi' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="hi"> (जानकारी पाने हेतु पुछा गया) सवाल, प्रश्न, (ज्ञान या क्षमता परखने हेतु परीक्षा में पूछा गया) प्रश्न… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-hindi/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Hindi translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-gujarati' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="gu"> પ્રશ્ન, પ્રશ્ન ચિહ્ન, શંકા અથવા દુવિધા… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-gujarati/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Gujarati translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-danish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="da"> spørgsmål, diskussion, tvivl… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-danish/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Danish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-swedish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="sv"> fråga, spörsmål, uppgift… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-swedish/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Swedish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-malaysian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ms"> soalan, persoalan, keraguan… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-malaysian/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Malay translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-german' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="de"> die Frage, fragen, infrage stellen… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-german/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: German translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-norwegian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="no"> spørsmål [neuter], problem [neuter], sak [masculine]… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-norwegian/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Norwegian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-urdu' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ur"> سوالات, سوال (امتحان کے), سوال… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-urdu/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Urdu translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-ukrainian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="uk"> запитання, питання, проблема… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-ukrainian/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Ukrainian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-russian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ru"> вопрос, проблема, сомнение… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-russian/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Russian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-telugu' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="te"> ప్రశ్నించడం, ప్రశ్నాపత్రంలోని ప్రశ్న, ప్రశ్న… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-telugu/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Telugu translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-arabic' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ar"> سُؤال, شَكّ, تَساؤل… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-arabic/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Arabic translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-bengali' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="bn"> জিজ্ঞাসাবাদ, প্রশ্ন, কারও জ্ঞান বা দক্ষতা যাচাই করার জন্যে পরীক্ষায় দেওয়া প্রশ্ন… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-bengali/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Bengali translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-czech' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="cs"> otázka, pochyby, diskuse… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-czech/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Czech translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-indonesian' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="id"> pertanyaan, persoalan, soal… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-indonesian/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Indonesian translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-thai' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="th"> คำถาม, ปัญหา, หัวข้อ… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-thai/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Thai translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-vietnamese' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="vi"> câu hỏi, vấn đề, câu hỏi kiểm tra… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-vietnamese/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Vietnamese translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-polish' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="pl"> pytanie, kwestia, wątpliwość… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-polish/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Polish translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-korean' ? 'pr lmt-10' : 'pr lmt-10 nojs'"> <div class="pr bw lp-10 lmt-5"> <span class="pa cs-tw"></span> <div class="tc-bb tb lpb-25" lang="ko"> 질문, 문제, 의심… </div> <div class="pa pr0 pb0 lp-5 fs13"> <a href="/dictionary/english-korean/question" class="hbtn hbtn-tab bh tc-w" title="question: Korean translation"> See more </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="pr lmt-10 nojs" [class]="stateDictTrans.dataset == 'english-italian' ? 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'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-chinese-simplified" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Simplified)</a> <a href='/dictionary/chinese-simplified-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_simplified ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="chinese-simplified-english" title="Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Simplified)–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_chinese_traditional: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_traditional } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-chinese-traditional" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Traditional)</a> <a href='/dictionary/chinese-traditional-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_chinese_traditional ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="chinese-traditional-english" title="Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Traditional)–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_dutch: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_dutch } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-dutch/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_dutch ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-dutch" title="English-Dutch Dictionary">English–Dutch</a> <a href='/dictionary/dutch-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_dutch ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="dutch-english" title="Dutch-English Dictionary">Dutch–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_french: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_french } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-french/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_french ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-french" title="English-French Dictionary">English–French</a> <a href='/dictionary/french-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_french ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="french-english" title="French-English Dictionary">French–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_german: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_german } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-german/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_german ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-german" title="English-German Dictionary">English–German</a> <a href='/dictionary/german-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_german ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="german-english" title="German-English Dictionary">German–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_indonesian: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_indonesian } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-indonesian/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_indonesian ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-indonesian" title="English-Indonesian Dictionary">English–Indonesian</a> <a href='/dictionary/indonesian-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_indonesian ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="indonesian-english" title="Indonesian-English Dictionary">Indonesian–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_italian: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_italian } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-italian/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_italian ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-italian" title="Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary">English–Italian</a> <a href='/dictionary/italian-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_italian ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="italian-english" title="Italian-English Dictionary">Italian–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_japanese: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_japanese } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-japanese/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_japanese ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-japanese" title="Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary">English–Japanese</a> <a href='/dictionary/japanese-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_japanese ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="japanese-english" title="Japanese-English Dictionary">Japanese–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_norwegian: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_norwegian } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-norwegian/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_norwegian ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-norwegian" title="English-Norwegian Dictionary">English–Norwegian</a> <a href='/dictionary/norwegian-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_norwegian ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="norwegian-english" title="Norwegian-English Dictionary">Norwegian–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_polish: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_polish } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-polish/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_polish ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-polish" title="Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary">English–Polish</a> <a href='/dictionary/polish-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_polish ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="polish-english" title="Polish-English Dictionary">Polish–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_portuguese: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_portuguese } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-portuguese/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_portuguese ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-portuguese" title="Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary">English–Portuguese</a> <a href='/dictionary/portuguese-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_portuguese ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="portuguese-english" title="Portuguese-English Dictionary">Portuguese–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_spanish: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_spanish } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-spanish/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_spanish ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-spanish" title="English-Spanish Dictionary">English–Spanish</a> <a href='/dictionary/spanish-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_spanish ? '' : 'hdn'" data-dictCode="spanish-english" title="Diccionario Español-inglés">Spanish–English</a> </div> <div class="fs16 lpt-3 lmb-5"> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-5" aria-hidden="true" role="button" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNavBi: { english_swedish: ! stateSidebarNavBi.english_swedish } })" title="Change language direction" tabindex="0"></i> <a href='/dictionary/english-swedish/' [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_swedish ? 'hdn' : ''" data-dictCode="english-swedish" title="English-Swedish Dictionary">English–Swedish</a> <a href='/dictionary/swedish-english/' class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNavBi.english_swedish ? 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'hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp on' : 'hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp'" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarNav: { login: !stateSidebarNav.login } })"> <span class="pr hdb tb"> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> <i class="i i-user ibd fs16 hv-2 lpr-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> {{userName}} </template> <i class="i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarNav.login ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lmt--19' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lmt--19'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </span> <div class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarNav.login ? 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'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.recent ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <div amp-access="1=1"> <template amp-access-template type="amp-mustache"> {{#preferredDictionaries}} <span class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: '{{dataCode}}', dataset_text: '{{name}}', dataset_search: 'Search {{name}}', isbilang: false} }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to {{name}}" tabindex="0"> {{name}} </span> {{/preferredDictionaries}} </template> </div> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { def: ! stateSidebarDict.def } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Definitions</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.def ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.def ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english', dataset_text: 'English', dataset_search: 'Search English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English" tabindex="0" title="English">English</span> <span data-dictCode="learner-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'learner-english', dataset_text: 'Learner’s Dictionary', dataset_search: 'Search Learner’s Dictionary', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Learner’s Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Learner’s Dictionary">Learner’s Dictionary</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-british-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-british-english', dataset_text: 'Essential British English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential British English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential British English" tabindex="0" title="Essential British English">Essential British English</span> <span data-dictCode="essential-american-english" class="hp hdb hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'essential-american-english', dataset_text: 'Essential American English', dataset_search: 'Search Essential American English', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Essential American English" tabindex="0" title="Essential American English">Essential American English</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { gram: ! stateSidebarDict.gram } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Grammar and thesaurus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.gram ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="british-grammar" class="hp hdb" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'british-grammar', dataset_text: 'Grammar', dataset_search: 'Search Grammar', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Grammar" tabindex="0" title="Grammar">Grammar</span>  <span data-dictCode="thesaurus" class="hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'thesaurus', dataset_text: 'Thesaurus', dataset_search: 'Search Thesaurus', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Thesaurus" tabindex="0" title="Thesaurus">Thesaurus</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { pron: ! stateSidebarDict.pron } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Pronunciation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.pron ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> British and American pronunciations with audio </div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="pronunciation" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'pronunciation', dataset_text: 'English Pronunciation', dataset_search: 'Search English Pronunciation', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English Pronunciation" tabindex="0" title="English Pronunciation">English Pronunciation</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { trans: ! stateSidebarDict.trans } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Translation</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.trans ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarDictBi"> <script type="application/json"> { "english_chinese_simplified": false, "english_chinese_traditional": false, "english_dutch": false, "english_french": false, "english_german": false, "english_indonesian": false, "english_italian": false, "english_japanese": false, "english_norwegian": false, "english_polish": false, "english_portuguese": false, "english_spanish": false, "english_swedish": false, "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script> </amp-state> <div class="tc-bl lmb-5 lmt--3 break"> Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. </div> <div class="tb lmt-10 lmb-5">Bilingual Dictionaries</div> <ul class="hul-u tc-d fs16 lmb-15"> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_simplified: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'english-chinese-simplified' : 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)' : 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-simplified" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-simplified', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-simplified-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Simplified) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Simplified)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-simplified-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_simplified ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-simplified-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Simplified)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Simplified)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-simplified', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Simplified)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Simplified)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Simplified)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Simplified)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_chinese_traditional: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'english-chinese-traditional' : 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)' : 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-chinese-traditional" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-chinese-traditional', dataset_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', dataset_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'chinese-traditional-english', datasetrev_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary">English–Chinese (Traditional)</span> <span data-dictCode="chinese-traditional-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_chinese_traditional ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'chinese-traditional-english', dataset_text: 'Chinese (Traditional)–English', dataset_search: 'Search Chinese (Traditional)–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-chinese-traditional', datasetrev_text: 'English–Chinese (Traditional)', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Chinese (Traditional)'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge Chinese (Traditional)-English Dictionary">Chinese (Traditional)–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_dutch: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'english-dutch' : 'dutch-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'English–Dutch' : 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'Search English–Dutch' : 'Search Dutch–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-dutch" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-dutch', dataset_text: 'English–Dutch', dataset_search: 'Search English–Dutch', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'dutch-english', datasetrev_text: 'Dutch–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Dutch–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Dutch Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Dutch Dictionary">English–Dutch</span> <span data-dictCode="dutch-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_dutch ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'dutch-english', dataset_text: 'Dutch–English', dataset_search: 'Search Dutch–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-dutch', datasetrev_text: 'English–Dutch', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Dutch'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Dutch-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Dutch-English Dictionary">Dutch–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_french: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_french }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'english-french' : 'french-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'English–French' : 'French–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'Search English–French' : 'Search French–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-french" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-french', dataset_text: 'English–French', dataset_search: 'Search English–French', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'french-english', datasetrev_text: 'French–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search French–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-French Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-French Dictionary">English–French</span> <span data-dictCode="french-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_french ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'french-english', dataset_text: 'French–English', dataset_search: 'Search French–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-french', datasetrev_text: 'English–French', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–French'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to French-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="French-English Dictionary">French–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_german: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_german }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'english-german' : 'german-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'English–German' : 'German–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'Search English–German' : 'Search German–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-german" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-german', dataset_text: 'English–German', dataset_search: 'Search English–German', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'german-english', datasetrev_text: 'German–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search German–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-German Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-German Dictionary">English–German</span> <span data-dictCode="german-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_german ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'german-english', dataset_text: 'German–English', dataset_search: 'Search German–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-german', datasetrev_text: 'English–German', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–German'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to German-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="German-English Dictionary">German–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_indonesian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'english-indonesian' : 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'English–Indonesian' : 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'Search English–Indonesian' : 'Search Indonesian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-indonesian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-indonesian', dataset_text: 'English–Indonesian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Indonesian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'indonesian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Indonesian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Indonesian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Indonesian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Indonesian Dictionary">English–Indonesian</span> <span data-dictCode="indonesian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_indonesian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'indonesian-english', dataset_text: 'Indonesian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Indonesian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-indonesian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Indonesian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Indonesian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Indonesian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Indonesian-English Dictionary">Indonesian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_italian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'english-italian' : 'italian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'English–Italian' : 'Italian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'Search English–Italian' : 'Search Italian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-italian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-italian', dataset_text: 'English–Italian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Italian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'italian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Italian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Italian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary">English–Italian</span> <span data-dictCode="italian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_italian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'italian-english', dataset_text: 'Italian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Italian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-italian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Italian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Italian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Italian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Italian-English Dictionary">Italian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_japanese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'english-japanese' : 'japanese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'English–Japanese' : 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'Search English–Japanese' : 'Search Japanese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-japanese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-japanese', dataset_text: 'English–Japanese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Japanese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'japanese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Japanese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Japanese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary">English–Japanese</span> <span data-dictCode="japanese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_japanese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'japanese-english', dataset_text: 'Japanese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Japanese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-japanese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Japanese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Japanese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Japanese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Japanese-English Dictionary">Japanese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_norwegian: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'english-norwegian' : 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'English–Norwegian' : 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'Search English–Norwegian' : 'Search Norwegian–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-norwegian" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-norwegian', dataset_text: 'English–Norwegian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Norwegian', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'norwegian-english', datasetrev_text: 'Norwegian–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Norwegian–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Norwegian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Norwegian Dictionary">English–Norwegian</span> <span data-dictCode="norwegian-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_norwegian ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'norwegian-english', dataset_text: 'Norwegian–English', dataset_search: 'Search Norwegian–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-norwegian', datasetrev_text: 'English–Norwegian', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Norwegian'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Norwegian-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Norwegian-English Dictionary">Norwegian–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_polish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'english-polish' : 'polish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'English–Polish' : 'Polish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'Search English–Polish' : 'Search Polish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-polish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-polish', dataset_text: 'English–Polish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Polish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'polish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Polish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Polish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Polish Dictionary">English–Polish</span> <span data-dictCode="polish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_polish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'polish-english', dataset_text: 'Polish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Polish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-polish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Polish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Polish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Polish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Polish-English Dictionary">Polish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_portuguese: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'english-portuguese' : 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'English–Portuguese' : 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'Search English–Portuguese' : 'Search Portuguese–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-portuguese" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-portuguese', dataset_text: 'English–Portuguese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Portuguese', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'portuguese-english', datasetrev_text: 'Portuguese–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Portuguese–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Portuguese Dictionary">English–Portuguese</span> <span data-dictCode="portuguese-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_portuguese ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'portuguese-english', dataset_text: 'Portuguese–English', dataset_search: 'Search Portuguese–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-portuguese', datasetrev_text: 'English–Portuguese', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Portuguese'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Portuguese-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Portuguese-English Dictionary">Portuguese–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_spanish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'english-spanish' : 'spanish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'English–Spanish' : 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'Search English–Spanish' : 'Search Spanish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-spanish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-spanish', dataset_text: 'English–Spanish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Spanish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'spanish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Spanish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Spanish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Spanish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Spanish Dictionary">English–Spanish</span> <span data-dictCode="spanish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_spanish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'spanish-english', dataset_text: 'Spanish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Spanish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-spanish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Spanish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Spanish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Diccionario Español-inglés" tabindex="0" title="Diccionario Español-inglés">Spanish–English</span> </li> <li> <i class="hp i i-exchange fs14 hv0 tc-p lpl-5 lpr-10" title="Change language direction" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDictBi: { english_swedish: ! stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish }, stateSearch: { dataset: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'english-swedish' : 'swedish-english', dataset_text: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'English–Swedish' : 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'Search English–Swedish' : 'Search Swedish–English' } })" role="button" aria-label="Change language direction" tabindex="0" aria-hidden="true"> </i> <span data-dictCode="english-swedish" class="hp" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hdn' : 'hp'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-swedish', dataset_text: 'English–Swedish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Swedish', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'swedish-english', datasetrev_text: 'Swedish–English', datasetrev_search: 'Search Swedish–English'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Swedish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Swedish Dictionary">English–Swedish</span> <span data-dictCode="swedish-english" class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarDictBi.english_swedish ? 'hp' : 'hdn'" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'swedish-english', dataset_text: 'Swedish–English', dataset_search: 'Search Swedish–English', isbilang: true, datasetrev: 'english-swedish', datasetrev_text: 'English–Swedish', datasetrev_search: 'Search English–Swedish'} }),sidebarDict.close,searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Swedish-English Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Swedish-English Dictionary">Swedish–English</span> </li> </ul> <div class="tb lmb-5">Semi-bilingual Dictionaries</div> <div class="hul-u tc-d fs16 hlh1_5 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="english-arabic" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-arabic', dataset_text: 'English–Arabic', dataset_search: 'Search English–Arabic', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Arabic Dictionary">English–Arabic</span> <span data-dictCode="english-bengali" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-bengali', dataset_text: 'English–Bengali', dataset_search: 'Search English–Bengali', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Bengali Dictionary">English–Bengali</span> <span data-dictCode="english-catalan" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-catalan', dataset_text: 'English–Catalan', dataset_search: 'Search English–Catalan', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Catalan Dictionary">English–Catalan</span> <span data-dictCode="english-czech" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-czech', dataset_text: 'English–Czech', dataset_search: 'Search English–Czech', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Czech Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Czech Dictionary">English–Czech</span> <span data-dictCode="english-danish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-danish', dataset_text: 'English–Danish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Danish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Danish Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Danish Dictionary">English–Danish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-gujarati" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-gujarati', dataset_text: 'English–Gujarati', dataset_search: 'Search English–Gujarati', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Gujarati Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Gujarati Dictionary">English–Gujarati</span> <span data-dictCode="english-hindi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-hindi', dataset_text: 'English–Hindi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Hindi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Hindi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Hindi Dictionary">English–Hindi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-korean" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-korean', dataset_text: 'English–Korean', dataset_search: 'Search English–Korean', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Korean Dictionary">English–Korean</span> <span data-dictCode="english-malaysian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-malaysian', dataset_text: 'English–Malay', dataset_search: 'Search English–Malay', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Malay Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Malay Dictionary">English–Malay</span> <span data-dictCode="english-marathi" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-marathi', dataset_text: 'English–Marathi', dataset_search: 'Search English–Marathi', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Marathi Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Marathi Dictionary">English–Marathi</span> <span data-dictCode="english-russian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-russian', dataset_text: 'English–Russian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Russian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="Cambridge English-Russian Dictionary">English–Russian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-tamil" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-tamil', dataset_text: 'English–Tamil', dataset_search: 'Search English–Tamil', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Tamil Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Tamil Dictionary">English–Tamil</span> <span data-dictCode="english-telugu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-telugu', dataset_text: 'English–Telugu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Telugu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Telugu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Telugu Dictionary">English–Telugu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-thai" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-thai', dataset_text: 'English–Thai', dataset_search: 'Search English–Thai', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Thai Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Thai Dictionary">English–Thai</span> <span data-dictCode="english-turkish" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-turkish', dataset_text: 'English–Turkish', dataset_search: 'Search English–Turkish', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri" tabindex="0" title="English-Turkish Dictionary, İngilizce-Türkçe Çeviri">English–Turkish</span> <span data-dictCode="english-ukrainian" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-ukrainian', dataset_text: 'English–Ukrainian', dataset_search: 'Search English–Ukrainian', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Ukrainian Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Ukrainian Dictionary">English–Ukrainian</span> <span data-dictCode="english-urdu" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-urdu', dataset_text: 'English–Urdu', dataset_search: 'Search English–Urdu', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Urdu Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Urdu Dictionary">English–Urdu</span> <span data-dictCode="english-vietnamese" class="hp hdb" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'english-vietnamese', dataset_text: 'English–Vietnamese', dataset_search: 'Search English–Vietnamese', isbilang: false } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to English-Vietnamese Dictionary" tabindex="0" title="English-Vietnamese Dictionary">English–Vietnamese</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="lbt lb-cm"> <span class="hdb hax lp-10 lpl-15 lpr-15 hp" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarDict: { plus: ! stateSidebarDict.plus } })"> <span class="pr hdb"> <span class="fs12 tcu">Dictionary +Plus</span> <i aria-hidden="true" class="i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr0 lpt-2'"> </i> </span> </span> <div class="lpl-15 lpr-15" [class]="stateSidebarDict.plus ? 'lpl-15 lpr-15' : 'hdn'"> <div class="pr tc-d fs16 lmb-20"> <span data-dictCode="wordlists" class="hp hdb lmb-5 hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSearch: { dataset: 'wordlists', dataset_text: 'Word Lists', dataset_search: 'Search Word Lists' } }), sidebarDict.close, searchword.focus" role="button" aria-label="Set dictionary search to Word Lists" tabindex="0" title="Word Lists">Word Lists</span> <div class="pa p0 bw" [class]="stateSidebarDict.open ? 'hdn' : 'pa p0 bw'"> <span class="pa p0 bload"></span> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarLang" layout="nodisplay" side="right" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cms han"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarLang.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <nav class="lp-s_t-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Choose your language </div> <div class="lp-15"> <span class="hax hdb pr"> <i class="i i-globe ibd fs16 hv0" aria-hidden="true"></i> <span class="lpl-2">English (UK) <span class="tb"> </span></span> </span> <div class="han hul-u lmt-10 lmb-0 lpl-20 hlh1_5"> <a href="/us/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="en-US" lang="en-US" class="hdb lmb-5">English (US)</a> <a href="/es/diccionario/ingles/question" hreflang="es" lang="es" class="hdb lmb-5">Español</a> <a href="/pt/dicionario/ingles/question" hreflang="pt" lang="pt" class="hdb lmb-5">Português</a> <a href="/zhs/%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AF%AD/question" hreflang="zh-Hans" lang="zh-Hans" class="hdb lmb-5">中文 (简体)</a> <a href="/zht/%E8%A9%9E%E5%85%B8/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E/question" hreflang="zh-Hant" lang="zh-Hant" class="hdb lmb-5">正體中文 (繁體)</a> <a href="/da/ordbog/engelsk/question" hreflang="da" lang="da" class="hdb lmb-5">Dansk</a> <a href="/de/worterbuch/englisch/question" hreflang="de" lang="de" class="hdb lmb-5">Deutsch</a> <a href="/fr/dictionnaire/anglais/question" hreflang="fr" lang="fr" class="hdb lmb-5">Français</a> <a href="/it/dizionario/inglese/question" hreflang="it" lang="it" class="hdb lmb-5">Italiano</a> <a href="/nl/woordenboek/engels/question" hreflang="nl" lang="nl" class="hdb lmb-5">Nederlands</a> <a href="/no/ordbok/engelsk/question" hreflang="no" lang="no" class="hdb lmb-5">Norsk</a> <a href="/pl/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="pl" lang="pl" class="hdb lmb-5">Polski</a> <a href="/ru/%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C/%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9/question" hreflang="ru" lang="ru" class="hdb lmb-5">Русский</a> <a href="/tr/s%C3%B6zl%C3%BCk/ingilizce/question" hreflang="tr" lang="tr" class="hdb lmb-5">Türkçe</a> <a href="/vi/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="vi" lang="vi" class="hdb lmb-5">Tiếng Việt</a> <a href="/sv/ordbok/engelska/question" hreflang="sv" lang="sv" class="hdb lmb-5">Svenska</a> <a href="/uk/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="uk" lang="uk" class="hdb lmb-5">Українська</a> <a href="/ja/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="ja" lang="ja" class="hdb lmb-5">日本語</a> <a href="/ko/%EC%82%AC%EC%A0%84/%EC%98%81%EC%96%B4/question" hreflang="ko" lang="ko" class="hdb lmb-5">한국어</a> <a href="/gu/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="gu" lang="gu" class="hdb lmb-5">ગુજરાતી</a> <a href="/ta/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="ta" lang="ta" class="hdb lmb-5">தமிழ்</a> <a href="/te/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="te" lang="te" class="hdb lmb-5">తెలుగు</a> <a href="/bn/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="bn" lang="bn" class="hdb lmb-5">বাঙ্গালি</a> <a href="/mr/dictionary/english/question" hreflang="mr" lang="mr" class="hdb lmb-5">मराठी</a> <a href="/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B6/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A5%80/question" hreflang="hi" lang="hi" class="hdb lmb-5">हिंदी</a> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarContentNav" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr cm-fc lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" on="tap:sidebarContentNav.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lpt-5"> <div class="fs18 lbb lb-cm lp-5 lpt-20 lpb-15 lpl-15"> Contents </div> <div id="navigation" class="dtoc"> <amp-state id="stateSidebarContentNav"><script type="application/json"> { "cald4": true ,"cald4_Noun": true , "cacd": false ,"cacd_Noun": false , "cacd_Verb": false , "cbed": false ,"cbed_Noun": false , "examples": false ,"combinations": false , "erroneous_extra_item": false } </script></amp-state><ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14 lmb-0 lbb lb-cm order-container"><li class="lbb lb-cm order-firstItem" data-dataset="cald4"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] } })"> English <i class=" i-minus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cald4_Noun': !stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Noun'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Noun</span><i class=" i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Noun'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" lpl-20 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4_Noun'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cald4_Noun"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-1" title="question meaning "><span class="hw">question</span> <span class="alt gw">(ASKING)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-2" title="question meaning "><span class="hw">question</span> <span class="alt gw">(PROBLEM)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cald4-1-2-3" title="someone/something in question meaning "><span class="hw"><span class="ti">someone/something</span> in question</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cald4'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><div class="lbt lml-15 lmr-15 lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10"><a href="#cald4-2"><span class="ti tb">Verb</span></a></div></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cacd"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] } })"> American <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd_Noun': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Noun'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Noun</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Noun'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Noun'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cacd_Noun"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-1" title="question meaning "><span class="hw">question</span> <span class="alt gw">(SOMETHING ASKED)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-2" title="question meaning "><span class="hw">question</span> <span class="alt gw">(PROBLEM)</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-1-3" title="question meaning "><span class="hw">question</span> <span class="alt gw">(DOUBT)</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cacd_Verb': !stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Verb</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cacd_Verb'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cacd_Verb"><ul class="lmb-5"><li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cacd-2-1" title="question meaning "><span class="hw">question</span> <span class="alt gw">(ASK)</span></a></li></ul></div> </li> </ul></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm " data-dataset="cbed"> <div class="habg hax lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="pr tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] } })"> Business <i class=" i-plus i ibd pa pr5 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5'"> </i></a></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><ul class="hul-u hul-un hul-u0 lm-0 lbt lb-cm lml-15 lmr-15"><li class="lbb lb-cm"> <div class="pr hp lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10" role="button" aria-label="Open variations list" tabindex="0" on="tap: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarContentNav: {'cbed_Noun': !stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] } })"> <span class="ti tb">Noun</span><i class=" i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2 " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] ? 'i i-minus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2' : 'i i-plus ibd pa pr5 lpt-2'"> </i> </div> <div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed_Noun'] ? 'lpl-20' : 'hdn'" data-key-open="cald4_Noun" data-key-current="cbed_Noun"><ul class="lmb-5"> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1" title="question meaning "><span class="hw">question</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-4" title="bring/call sth into question meaning "><span class="hw">bring/call sth into question</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-5" title="in question meaning "><span class="hw">in question</span></a></li> <li class="lpt-5 lpb-5"><a class="js-trigger" data-onclick=" sendGAEvent('navigation', 'navigation-link') " href="#cbed-1-6" title="out of the question meaning "><span class="hw">out of the question</span></a></li> </ul></div> </li> </ul></div><div class=" hdn " [class]="stateSidebarContentNav['cbed'] ? '' : 'hdn'"><div class="lbt lml-15 lmr-15 lpt-10 lpb-10 lpl-10"><a href="#cbed-2"><span class="ti tb">Verb</span></a></div></div> </li><li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" href="#dataset_examples"> Examples </a></li><li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"><a class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2" href="#dataset_combinations"> Collocations </a></li></ul> </div> <ul class="hul-u hul-u0 fs14"> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="#dataset_translations" class="habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Translations </a> </li> <li class="lbb lb-cm lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> Grammar <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> <li class="lp-15 lpt-10 lpb-10"> <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/translate/" class="pr habg hax tcu hdb lpt-2 lpb-2"> All translations <i class="i i-external-link-alt ibd pa pr5 lpt-2" aria-hidden="true"></i> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordList"> <script type="application/json"> { "wordlist_id": "", "word": "", "wordlist": "", "dictCode": "english", "url": "", "expended": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-state id="stateSidebarWordListItems" [src]="'/plus/getWordlists?foo=' + stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" credentials="include"> <script type="application/json"> [] </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarWordList" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f" amp-access-hide> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp fon" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap:formAddToWordlistNew.clear, formAddToWordlist.clear, sidebarWordList.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="NOT loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>To add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>question</strong> to a word list please sign up or log in.</p> <div> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-up" class="boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd">Sign up</span> <span class="lpl-5 lpr-5">or</span> <span on="tap:amp-access.login-sign-in" class="bh hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb">Log in</span> </div> </div> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25" amp-access="loggedIn"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lmb-25">My word lists</div> <p>Add <strong class='tb' [text]='stateGlobal.wotd'>question</strong> to one of your lists below, or create a new one.</p> <div class="lp-10 lc1 lmb-10"> <form class="x" id="formAddToWordlistNew" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlist" target="_top" on="submit-success:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: event.response.wordlistId } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> <div> <div class="hfr"> <button type="submit" class="bo iwc iwc-40 hao lb0" aria-label="Create side bar" title="Create"> <i class="i i-check" aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> <div class="hoh lpr-5"> <input type="text" name="name" class="ft fon pr pt0 hbr-20 lc1 lp-10 lpl-15" placeholder="New word list name" /> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="fs14 lpt-5 tc-err"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> <amp-list id="sideBarWordListLists" height="0" layout="fixed-height" items="." [height]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 195 : (stateSidebarWordListItems.length * 39)" [src]="stateSidebarWordListItems"> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="lbb lb-cm lp-10 wordlist-row"> <span class="hdb hoh to-e tw-nw hp" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '{{id}}' } }),formAddToWordlist.submit"> {{name}} </span> </div> </template> </amp-list> <div id="sideBarWordListListsOver" class="hao hp lmt-25" role="button" on="tap:AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { expended: 'true'}})" [class]="(stateSidebarWordListItems.length > 5 && !stateSidebarWordList.expended) ? 'hao hp lmt-25' : 'hdn'"> <div class="fs14 boa hp lp-5 lpl-10 lpr-10"> <i class="i i-chevron-down lmr-5 lpt-3 lpb-3" aria-hidden="true"></i> More </div> </div> <div class="had lmt-25 lpb-25">Go to your <a class='tb' href='/plus/wordlist'>word lists</a></div> <form id="formAddToWordlist" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" verify-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/plus/addWordlistEntry" target="_top" on="submit-success:formAddToWordlistNew.clear,sidebarWordList.close,AMP.setState({ stateSidebarWordList: { wordlist_id: '', word: event.response.word, wordlist: event.response.wordlist, url: event.response.url } })"> <div> <input type="hidden" name="dictCode" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.dictCode" /> <input type="hidden" name="senseId" [value]="stateGlobal.wlSenseId" /> <input type="hidden" name="wordlistId" [value]="stateSidebarWordList.wordlist_id" /> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>Something went wrong.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> <amp-state id="stateSidebarEntryTellUs"> <script type="application/json"> { "example_id": "", "dataset_id": "", "success": false } </script> </amp-state> <amp-sidebar id="sidebarEntryTellUs" layout="nodisplay" side="left" class="bw cm-f"> <div class="pr hdf hflxy lminh100"> <div class="pr cm-fc hflx1 lm-auto"> <span class="pa pt0 pr0 lmt-5 lmr-15 lpt-15 hp" role="button" tabindex="0" on="tap: sidebarEntryTellUs.close" aria-label='Close' title='Close'> <i class="i i-close ibd lpr-5" aria-hidden="true"></i> </span> <div class="han tc-bd lp-15 lpt-5 lpb-25"> <div class="fs18 lpt-20 lpr-25 lmb-25"> Tell us about this example sentence: </div> <form class="" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? 'hdn' : ''" id="formTellUs" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/putunga/report" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="dataset" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> <form class="hdn" [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.dataset_id == 'NONE' ? '' : 'hdn'" id="formTellUsDefinition" method="post" action-xhr="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/rate" target="_top" on="submit-success: AMP.setState({ stateSidebarEntryTellUs: { success: true } })"> <div class="fs15"> <input type="hidden" name="id" [value]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.example_id" /> <input type="hidden" name="rate" [value]="-1" /> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word." role="button" tabindex="0"> <span class="hdb hoh"> The word in the example sentence does not match the entry word. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm"> <label class="tn lp-5 lpt-15 lpb-15 x"> <input type="radio" name="reason" class="hfl lmr-10 lmt-2" value="The sentence contains offensive content." role="button" tabindex="0" /> <span class="hdb hoh"> The sentence contains offensive content. </span> </label> </div> <div class="lbt lb-cm x lpt-15"> <div [class]="stateSidebarEntryTellUs.success ? 'hdn' : ''"> <button class="hfl hao hao hbtn hbtn-tab bhb fon" title="Search" on="tap:sidebarEntryTellUs.close" role="button" aria-label='Close' title='Close' tabindex="0"> Cancel </button> <button type="submit" class="hfr boa hao hbtn hbtn-tab tb tc-bd" aria-label="Submit"> Submit </button> </div> </div> </div> <div submitting> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="pa p0 lp-5 bl-l"> <div class="pa p0 bload"> </div> </div> </template> </div> <div submit-success> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m ms fs14 lmt-10"> Thanks! Your feedback will be reviewed. </div> </template> </div> <div submit-error> <template type="amp-mustache"> <div class="m me fs14 lmt-25"> {{#verifyErrors}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{#message}} <p>{{message}}</p> {{/message}} {{^message}} <p>There was a problem sending your report.</p> {{/message}} {{/verifyErrors}} </div> </template> </div> </form> </div> </div> </div> </amp-sidebar> </body> </html>

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