Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - question

~1 n 1 »ASKING FOR INFORMATION« a sentence or phrase that asks for information  (ask (sb) a question)  (They asked me a lot of questions about my work experience. | May I ask a question? | answer a question)  (Answer three out of five questions on the exam paper. | Does anyone have any questions?)  (- see ask) 2 »SUBJECT/PROBLEM« a subject or problem that needs to be settled, discussed, or dealt with; issue1 (1)  (Several questions had still not been resolved. | This brings us to the question of government funding. | the question is)  (The question is, do I take the job in Japan, or stay here?) 3 »DOUBT« a feeling of doubt about something  (raise questions about)  (This incident raises further questions about the effectiveness of airport security. | there is no question (=there is no doubt))  (He's by far the best, there's no question about it. | open to question (=likely or able to be doubted))  (The wisdom of this policy is open to question.) 4 without question a) without any doubt  (Marilyn was, without question, a very beautiful woman.) b) if you obey an order without question, you obey immediately and do not complain at all 5 there's no question of used to say that there is no possibility of something happening  (There is no question of the government holding talks with terrorists.) 6 in question the things, people etc in question are the ones that are being discussed or talked about  (The goods in question had been stolen.) 7 be a question of used when you are giving the most important fact, part, or feature or something  (Dance is a question of control and creative expression. | I would love to come, but it's a question of time.) 8 out of the question not possible or not allowed  (You can't go to the wedding in that old shirt - it's quite out of the question.) 9 it's just a question of spoken used to say that something is easy or not complicated  (It's just a question of putting in a couple of screws.) 10 pop the question informal humorous to ask someone to marry you  (Simon finally plucked up the courage to pop the question.) 11 good question! spoken used to show that you do not know the answer to a question  ("How can we afford this?" "Good question!")  (- see also leading question leading1 (4), rhetorical question rhetorical (1), beg the question beg (5), call into question call1 (21)) ~2 v 1 to ask someone questions to find out what they know about something, especially about a crime  (We're taking them in for questioning. | question sb about)  (The police questioned him about the missing $10,000. | question sb closely (=ask them a lot of difficult questions to find out exactly what they know)) 2 to have doubts about something or tell someone about these doubts  (Are you questioning the truth of what I'm saying? | It makes me question the whole basis of the research.)