INTERROGATIVE


Meaning of INTERROGATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪntərɒgətɪv ]

( interrogatives)

1.

An interrogative gesture or tone of voice shows that you want to know the answer to a question. ( WRITTEN )

Donovan cocked an interrogative eye at his companion, who nodded in reply.

= questioning

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2.

In grammar, a clause that is in the interrogative , or in the interrogative mood, has its subject following ‘do’, ‘be’, ‘have’, or a modal verb. Examples are ‘When did he get back?’ and ‘Are you all right?’. Clauses of this kind are typically used to ask questions.

N-SING : the N

3.

In grammar, an interrogative is a word such as ‘who’, ‘how’, or ‘why’, which can be used to ask a question.

N-COUNT

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