interrogative

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Asking or denoting a question.
Pertaining to inquiry; questioning

noun

A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc.
Synonym of question mark ⟨?⟩.
A question; an interrogation.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.təˈɹɒɡ.ə.tɪv/ en-gb-interrogative.ogg /ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.tɪv/ [ˌɪn.təˈɹɑ.ɡə.ɾɪv] en-us-interrogative.ogg /ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.tɪv/ [ˌɪn.təˈɹɔɡ.ə.ɾɪv]

Word forms

interrogative more interrogative most interrogative interrogatives

Etymology

From Late Latin interrogātīvus, equivalent to interrogate + -ive.

Synonyms

examining inquiring investigative interrogative question mark

Related words

interrogate interrogation interrogator interrogatedness interrogatee interrogatory redditive

Derived words

interrogative accent interrogative judgement interrogatively interrogative pronoun noninterrogative nterrogative adjective interrogative-point

Translations

Arabic: أَدَاة اِسْتِفْهَام Catalan: interrogatiu Dutch: vraagwoord Dutch: interrogatief Finnish: kysymyssana Finnish: interrogatiivi Māori: tūpātai Māori: kupu pātai Norman: tchestchion Spanish: interrogativo Swedish: frågeord Ukrainian: питальний

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