0 past simple and past participle of question
1 to ask a person about something, especially officially:
Several men were questioned by police yesterday about the burglary.
68 percent of those questioned in the poll thought noise levels had increased.
[ + question word ] Results from a study questioned whether treatment with the drug really improved survival.
She gave me a questioning look (= as if she wanted an answer from me).
All my attempts to question the authorities on the subject were met by evasion and prevarication.
Police have released a picture of the man they want to question.
A man is being questioned in relation to the attempted murder last night.
Under a quarter of people questioned said that they were happily married.
When questioned on TV, the minister retracted his allegations.
The e neo-reformists questioned the exclusive reliance on the proletariat for the socialist revolution.
Five per cent of those questioned feared they would become more restless, irritable and ' exited\nervous\flustered ' again.
Here, we first questioned businesses in the building or within the vicinity, about the firm, its owner, and relatives or friends of the owner.
