Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with question in American Collocation
question
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
good and worth asking
That’s a good question and I’m not sure what the answer is.
silly
He’s always pestering me with stupid questions.
difficult to answer
This is a really hard question to answer.
easy to answer
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not yet answered
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asking for an opinion and not an answer of ‘yes’ or ‘no’
Ensure there is no presumption of guilt and ask open questions.
designed to discover the truth
Howard asked me a lot of probing questions about our chances of success.
direct because you want to get information
The Minister was ruffled by some very pointed questions.
designed to make someone give a particular answer
Advocates should not be permitted to ask their witnesses leading questions,
about your private life
She didn’t want to answer personal questions about her family life.
have a question
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ask a question
Young children ask a lot of questions.
officially ask someone to answer a question
He has tabled questions to the defence secretary asking what plans were drawn up to evacuate British nationals.
answer a question
The teacher was on hand to answer questions.
try to avoid someone’s question
Politicians are often accused of trying to avoid questions.
express a question in a particular way
In an investigation of this type, you need to take great care in the way you frame your questions.
express a question in a different way
If your students do not understand what you are talking about, then you should try to rephrase the question.
have to deal with questions
After the break, Robinson fielded questions on his career.