question
/ˈkwestʃən/ verb [T]Definition
ASK QUESTIONS › to ask someone questions: Detectives were questioning a boy about the murder. [often passive] Two out of three people questioned in the survey were non-smokers.
DOUBT › to show or feel doubt about something: I'm not for a moment questioning your decision. [+ question word] I'm just questioning whether we need the extra staff.
(Definition of question verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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