Questioning - English meaning

verb

Solicit votes from (electors or members).

Usage examples:

In each ward, two workers canvassed some 2,000 voters

noun

An act of canvassing.

Usage examples:

A house-to-house canvass

verb

To go to each house in an area to find out how many people live there or what their opinions are, or to get support

Usage examples:

[ t ] candidates canvassed the city’s neighborhoods for votes.

verb

Instruct (someone) in the principles of christian religion by means of question and answer, typically by using a catechism.

Usage examples:

The natural sorting process tells us something about how we need to catechize teenagers.

verb

To ask detailed questions of someone, esp. during a trial, in order to discover if the person has been telling the truth

Usage examples:

Defense attorneys cross-examined the witness., [ u ] under cross-examination, she admitted she’d li…

verb

To ask someone detailed questions, especially in a law court, in order to discover if what they said earlier was true

Usage examples:

Expert witnesses were cross-examined on their statements about how the accident had occurred., unde…

verb

To cross-examine

verb

Question (someone, typically a soldier or spy) about a completed mission or undertaking.

Usage examples:

The government debriefed him over a span of four years

noun

A series of questions about a completed mission or undertaking.

Usage examples:

In the debrief, gary gave his assessment of the trip and his performance

verb

Inspect (someone or something) thoroughly in order to determine their nature or condition.

Usage examples:

A doctor examined me and said i might need a caesarean

verb

Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

verb

To look at or consider a person or thing carefully in order to discover something about the person or thing

Usage examples:

Investigators examined the wreckage for clues about the cause of the explosion.

noun

A device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for cooking food.

Usage examples:

Place under a hot grill

verb

Cook (food) using a grill.

Usage examples:

Grill the trout for five minutes

noun

Variant spelling of grille.

verb

Ask questions of (someone) closely, aggressively, or formally.

Usage examples:

He was interrogated by mi6

noun

A meeting of people face to face, especially for consultation.

Usage examples:

I tried having meetings, disciplinary interviews and discussing issues, but they still do nothing.

verb

Hold an interview with (someone).

Usage examples:

She was interviewed by a reporter from the daily news

verb

The questioning of a person, often conducted by journalists

noun

A blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.

Usage examples:

The surgeon passes the probe over the surgical site again and excises more specimen if elevated rad…

verb

Physically explore or examine (something) with the hands or an instrument.

Usage examples:

Hands probed his body from top to bottom

verb

To search into or examine something

Usage examples:

[ i ] investigators are probing into new evidence in the case., [ t ] using a special instrument, t…

noun

A mechanical device using suction or pressure to raise or move liquids, compress gases, or force air into inflatable objects such as tyres.

Usage examples:

A petrol pump

verb

Force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump.

Usage examples:

The blood is pumped around the body

noun

A sports shoe; a plimsoll.

Usage examples:

If you buy the kids plimsolls for pe, rather than pumps, you probably live in east yorkshire - or o…

noun

A test of knowledge, especially as a competition between individuals or teams as a form of entertainment.

Usage examples:

A sports quiz

verb

Ask (someone) questions.

Usage examples:

Four men have been quizzed about the murder

noun

A practical joke or hoax.

Usage examples:

I am impatient to know if the whole be not one grand quiz