QUESTIONED Meaning and
Definition
-
Questioned is the past tense and past participle form of the verb "question." The term "question" refers to the act of seeking information or clarification by posing an inquiry or doubt. When a person is questioned or has been questioned, it implies that they have been subjected to an examination or interrogation in order to gather information or to challenge their beliefs, actions, or motives.
In a legal context, being questioned often refers to the process of an investigator or law enforcement officer asking a series of inquiries to obtain details or elicit evidence related to a crime or an investigation. The questioning process can involve various techniques designed to ascertain the truth or to challenge the suspect's account. This can include open-ended, closed-ended, leading, or suggestive questions, depending on the purpose and strategy of the investigator.
Outside of a legal context, questioning can also occur in a more informal or casual setting. It can involve inquiries made during interviews, surveys, academic research, or debates, whereby individuals seek to gain insights, opinions, or better understand a subject matter through the exchange of questions and answers.
Overall, questioned typically refers to the act of being subjected to and responding to a series of inquiries aimed at uncovering information, clarifying doubts, challenging beliefs, or testing the truth or validity of a statement or claim.
Top Common Misspellings for QUESTIONED *
* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.
Other Common Misspellings for QUESTIONED
Etymology of QUESTIONED
The word questioned originates from the Old French word question which means to seek, inquire, or examine. This Old French term is derived from the Latin word quaestio meaning a seeking, inquiry, or question. Ultimately, the Latin word quaestio is derived from the verb quaerere which means to seek or ask.
Conjugate verb Questioned
CONDITIONAL
I
would question
we
would question
you
would question
he/she/it
would question
they
would question
FUTURE
I
will question
we
will question
you
will question
he/she/it
will question
they
will question
FUTURE PERFECT
I
will have questioned
we
will have questioned
you
will have questioned
he/she/it
will have questioned
they
will have questioned
PAST
I
questioned
we
questioned
you
questioned
he/she/it
questioned
they
questioned
PAST PERFECT
I
had questioned
we
had questioned
you
had questioned
he/she/it
had questioned
they
had questioned
PRESENT
I
question
we
question
you
question
he/she/it
questions
they
question
PRESENT PERFECT
I
have questioned
we
have questioned
you
have questioned
he/she/it
has questioned
they
have questioned
I
am questioning
we
are questioning
you
are questioning
he/she/it
is questioning
they
are questioning
I
was questioning
we
were questioning
you
were questioning
he/she/it
was questioning
they
were questioning
I
will be questioning
we
will be questioning
you
will be questioning
he/she/it
will be questioning
they
will be questioning
I
have been questioning
we
have been questioning
you
have been questioning
he/she/it
has been questioning
they
have been questioning
I
had been questioning
we
had been questioning
you
had been questioning
he/she/it
had been questioning
they
had been questioning
I
will have been questioning
we
will have been questioning
you
will have been questioning
he/she/it
will have been questioning
they
will have been questioning
I
would have questioned
we
would have questioned
you
would have questioned
he/she/it
would have questioned
they
would have questioned
I
would be questioning
we
would be questioning
you
would be questioning
he/she/it
would be questioning
they
would be questioning
I
would have been questioning
we
would have been questioning
you
would have been questioning
he/she/it
would have been questioning
they
would have been questioning
Infographic
Add the infographic to your website:
