HOW TO PRONOUNCE
question
/ˈkwɛstʃən/
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Keep the opening “kw” together.
Stress the first syllable. After the vowel, the consonants can be s-ch or sh.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“She asked a thoughtful question.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does question mean?
noun
- A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
- A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.
- A doubt or challenge about the truth, accuracy, or validity of a matter.
More meanings (7)
noun
- A proposal to a meeting as a topic for deliberation.
- (archaic, historical) Interrogation by torture.
- (obsolete) Talk; conversation; speech.
verb
- To ask questions of; to interrogate; to ask for information.
- To raise doubts about; have doubts about.
- To ask a question or questions; inquire or seek to know; examine.
- (obsolete) To argue; to converse; to dispute.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkwɛstʃən/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˈkwɛs.tjən//ˈkwɛʃ.tʃən//ˈkwɛʃ.tən/
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But no organic law can ever be framed with a provision specifically applicable to every question which may occur in practical administration.
What will be the consequence, if we are not able to avail ourselves of the resource in question in its full extent?
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But the spare room was out of the question for such a stray waif, so there remained only the east gable room.
To pass through the lighted rooms was, of course, out of the question, since they swarmed with green Martian men and women.
He often tried to dismiss the question, but his body persisted in rebellion and his senses nagged at him like pampered babies.