interrogative
in·ter·rog·a·tive
(ĭn′tə-rŏg′ə-tĭv)adj.
1. Asking a question or being of the nature of a question: an interrogative raising of the eyebrows.
2. Of, relating to, or being an element or construction used to ask a question: an interrogative adverb; an interrogative particle.
n.
1. A word or form used to ask a question.
2. A sentence or an expression that asks a question.
in′ter·rog′a·tive·ly adv.
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interrogative
(ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv)adj
1. asking or having the nature of a question
2. (Grammar) denoting a form or construction used in asking a question
3. (Grammar) denoting or belonging to a class of words, such as which and whom, that are determiners, adjectives, or pronouns and serve to question which individual referent or referents are intended. Compare demonstrative, relative
n
4. (Grammar) an interrogative word, phrase, sentence, or construction
5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a question mark
ˌinterˈrogatively adv
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in•ter•rog•a•tive
(ˌɪn təˈrɒg ə tɪv)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or conveying a question.
2. forming, constituting, or used in or to form a question: an interrogative pronoun; an interrogative sentence.
n.3. an interrogative word, particle, or construction, as who? or what?
[1510–20; < Late Latin]
in`ter•rog′a•tive•ly, adv.
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interrogative
A form of a verb or a construction that is used to express a question.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  interrogative - a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; "he asked a direct question"; "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"sentence - a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language; "he always spoke in grammatical sentences" cross-question - a question asked in cross-examination leading question - a question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer; a lawyer may ask leading questions on cross-examination yes-no question - a question that can be answered by yes or no |
| 2. | interrogative - some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood modality, mood, mode - verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker | |
| Adj. | 1. | interrogative - relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; "not all questions have an interrogative construction" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
| 2. |  interrogative - relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogationasserting, declarative, declaratory - relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration asserting, declarative, declaratory - relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration |
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interrogative
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Translations
إسْتِفْهامي
tázací
spørgendespørgende stedord
kysymyskysymyssana
kérdõszó
spurnar-
opytovacie zámeno
vprašalen
interrogative
[ˌɪntəˈrɒgətɪv]
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interrogative
[ˌɪntəˈrɒgətɪv]
adj [tone, gesture] → interrogateur/trice
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interrogative
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interrogative
[ˌɪntəˈrɒgətɪv]
1. adj → interrogativo/a
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interrogate
(inˈterəgeit) verbto question (a person) thoroughly. The police spent five hours interrogating the prisoner.
inˌterroˈgation nouninˈterrogator nouninterrogative (intəˈrogətiv) adjective, noun(a word) that asks a question. `Who ?' is an interrogative (pronoun).
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