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English adjective: interrogative | |||
| 1. | interrogative relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood | ||
| Samples | Not all questions have an interrogative construction. | ||
| Domain category | grammar | ||
| 2. | interrogative relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation | ||
| Synonyms | interrogatory | ||
| Antonyms | asserting, declarative, declaratory | ||
English noun: interrogative | |||
| 1. | interrogative (communication) a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply | ||
| Samples | He asked a direct question. He had trouble phrasing his interrogations. | ||
| Synonyms | interrogation, interrogative sentence, question | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sentence | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cross-question, leading question, yes-no question | ||
| 2. | interrogative some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood | ||
| Synonyms | interrogative mood | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | modality, mode, mood | ||
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