INTERROGATIVE


Meaning of INTERROGATIVE in English

I. in ‧ ter ‧ rog ‧ a ‧ tive 1 /ˌɪntəˈrɒɡətɪv◂ $ -ˈrɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective

1 . technical an interrogative sentence, ↑ pronoun etc asks a question or has the form of a question. For example, ‘who’ and ‘what’ are interrogative pronouns.

2 . written if someone gives you an interrogative look or uses an interrogative voice, they want to know the answer to a question SYN questioning

—interrogatively adverb

II. interrogative 2 BrE AmE noun technical

1 . the interrogative the form of a sentence or verb that is used for asking questions ⇨ indicative :

Put this statement into the interrogative.

2 . [countable] a word such as ‘who’ or ‘what’ that is used in asking questions

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.